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	DE WIT, Frederick (1630-1706) Regnum Neapolis in quo sunt Aprutium Ulterius et Citerius, Comitatus Molisius, Terra Laboris, Capitaniata Principatus Ulterior et Citerior Terra Bariensis et Hidruntina, Basilicata, Calabria Citerior et Ulterior Amsterdam: Pierre Mortier, c. 1710. Engraving with full, period colour. Sheet size: 25 1/2 x 21 5/8 inches. A beautiful Dutch map of the Kingdom of Naples This map is from an edition of Frederick De Wit's maps made by Pierre Mortier about 1710. De Wit had brought to Dutch cartography a decorative flare and an appreciation for the Baroque that most of his contemporaries lacked. Here in his map of the Kingdom of Naples, putti hold up a banner of the armorial shields of the various provinces and in the cartouche in the lower right display the arms of Naples. As one expects in a map by De Wit, the engraving is extremely fine (one can see a little eruption over Mount Vesuvius) and the calligraphy is distinct and readable. The Kingdom of Naples was rarely autonomous. At the time this map was made, it was ruled by Spain, then by Austria (a result of the War of the Spanish Succession). The Spanish re-conquered the kingdom in 1738. Koeman, Mor 12 #14847$1,500.00
	VISSCHER, Nicolaes (1649-1702) [Greece] Hellas (in Greek) seu Graecia Universa. Auctore J. Laurenbergio [Amsterdam: n.d. but c. 1680]. Hand-coloured copper engraved map. Sheet size: 19 3/4 x 23 3/4 inches. An attractive map of the whole of Greece, by one of the great names in Dutch cartography. For nearly a century the Visscher family dominated Amsterdam's map trade. Claez Jansz Visscher (1587-1652) founded the business at the beginning of the seventeenth century, establishing the firm near the workshop of the great Dutch publisher Pieter van der Keere. At this time he produced a few separately published maps but his first major atlas was completely comprised of maps printed from van der Keere's old plates. The business was continued by Visscher's son and grandson who went by the names Nicholaes Visscher I (1618-1679) and Nicholaes Visscher II (1649-1702). During their lifetimes they issued many fine atlases, which they consistently updated and revised with the latest cartographic discoveries. Elizabeth Visscher, the widow of Nicholaes II, continued the business after her husband's death and published both an Atlas Minor and an Atlas Major. The business eventually was acquired by Peter Schenk (1660-1718), who continued to republish the Visscher plates until his death in 1718. #20489$2,500.00
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