Author: Joan Blaeu (1596-1673)
Title: [Cartography, antique print, engraving] Map of South Holland (Zuid Holland), published 1649.
Description: Map with a portion of South Holland (Zuid-Holland), Brabant and Gelderland with Biesbosch and Bommelerwaard. Titled on the top right: 'ZVYDHOLLANDIA stricte sumta.'Signed on the bottom right corner: Amsterdami Guiljelmus Blaeu excudit.Used in: Joan Blaeu, Novum ac Magnum Theatrum Urbium, vol. 1: Belgica Libera ac Foederata, Amsterdam, 1649. With Latin text in letterpress on verso. Hand colored etching and engraving on paper; plate mark: 386 x 509 mm, total: 433 x 558 mm; vertical folding crease at center, some smudges on the margins, light staining, though in very good condition.

Keywords: Cartography|Hand colored|Topography & Travel