Geographische Beschryvinghe van de Wandeling der Apostelen ende de Reisen Pauly
| Reference: | s303020 |
| Author | Nicolas VISSCHER I |
| Year: | 1680 ca. |
| Zone: | Middle East |
| Printed: | Amsterdam |
| Measures: | 480 x 323 mm |
| Reference: | s303020 |
| Author | Nicolas VISSCHER I |
| Year: | 1680 ca. |
| Zone: | Middle East |
| Printed: | Amsterdam |
| Measures: | 480 x 323 mm |
Description
portrays the Eastern Mediterranean from Rom A total of 9 panels sandwich the map depicting major scenes from Paul's life and journey including the baptism of Ananias his escape from Damascus a shipwreck off the island of Malta and his appearance before the Roman Emperor Nero. Dutch text on verso. This map was engraved by Abraham van den Broeck, after by Jacob Savry, and published by Nicola Visscher.
Copper engraving, hand coloured, in very good contion. Dutch text on verso.
Nicolas VISSCHER I (1618 - 1679)
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For nearly a century the members of the Visscher family were important art dealers and map publishers in Amsterdam. The founder of the business, C. J. Visscher, had premises near to those of Pieter van den Keere and Jodocus Hondius whose pupil he may have been. From about 1620 he designed a number of individual maps, including one of the British Isles, but his first atlas consisted of maps printed from plates bought from van den Keere and issued as they stood with some additions of his own, including historical scenes of battles and sieges for which he had a high reputation. Some maps bear the latinized form of the family name: Piscator. After Visscher's death his son and grandson, both of the same name, issued a considerable number of atlases, constantly revised and brought up to date but most of them lacking an index and with varying contents. The widow of Nicholaes Visscher II carried on the business until it finally passed into the hands of Pieter Schenk.
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Nicolas VISSCHER I (1618 - 1679)
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For nearly a century the members of the Visscher family were important art dealers and map publishers in Amsterdam. The founder of the business, C. J. Visscher, had premises near to those of Pieter van den Keere and Jodocus Hondius whose pupil he may have been. From about 1620 he designed a number of individual maps, including one of the British Isles, but his first atlas consisted of maps printed from plates bought from van den Keere and issued as they stood with some additions of his own, including historical scenes of battles and sieges for which he had a high reputation. Some maps bear the latinized form of the family name: Piscator. After Visscher's death his son and grandson, both of the same name, issued a considerable number of atlases, constantly revised and brought up to date but most of them lacking an index and with varying contents. The widow of Nicholaes Visscher II carried on the business until it finally passed into the hands of Pieter Schenk.
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