Author: RIVIERKAARTEN.- Cartography.- maps.- PROJEKT.- FLUIT-HOEK.- WIER-DYK.- A.-
Title: 'Projekt , van de Werken met de nodige Materialen en Arbyds-lonen welken na ruwe Kalculatie welke zouden worden vereist tot herstelling der Fluit-Hoek en de daar by geruineerde 70 roedenWier-Dyk aan den Dregterlandsche Zee-Dyk.' On the same sheet to the left: 'Profiel No j tusschen No 3 en 4 Op de Kage Dyk van Dregterland ... [idem below] Profil no 2, 3, 4'
Description: No Publ., 1776. Folio. Folded once vertically. 2 sheets joined, containing 2 maps, but it seems printed from one plate as the central plate mark is not present and the vertical plate marks are uninterrupted. Engr. surface 56 x 42 cm. Full sheet meas. appr. 68 x 48 cm. Excellent quality paper, very ample blank margins. Paper watermarked : Heraldic Lily, countermark 'D&CBlauw'.Both maps signed lower left 'L.Schenk, Jansz.: sculp. 1776. Map on the righthand side [the calculation of costs] upper left 'within engr. border 'A.' Rechts de calcuylatie van de totale kosten, begroot op Hfl 44454 gulden. Ter linkerzijde 4 profielen.

Keywords: 18th c Maas Waal Merwede improvements rivers canals river rotterdam webmaps