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Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Maps, Atlases & Globes
Abstract:
Factitious collection of about 549 maps taken from the atlases of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th century, put together with the title "Atlas" and bound in 6 volumes. These volumes originally bore the imprint: Amstelaedamii apvd Reiniervm & Josvam Ottens. Over these words on the title pages of volumes 1-2 and 4-6 is the name of Henrik de Leth who painted them.
Description:
Verso blank.
Subject (Geographic):
British Isles --Maps --Early works to 1800
Subject (Name):
Leth, Hendrik de, 1703-1766, Reiner et Josua Ottens (Firm), Schenck, Peter, 1661-1715, Schenck, Peter, ca. 1698-1752, Valck, G. (Gerard), 1651 or 2-1726, and Wit, Frederik de
Subject (Topic):
Atlases --Early works to 1800
Collection Created:
[A Amsterdam, chez J. Covens & C. Mortier, ca. 1730-ca. 1800]
Contents (on title page) lists 27 maps numbered Ia-XX., Included are maps XXI-XXV, which form the supplement to the atlas; they are not listed in the Inhalt on t.p. but are also cited in the Nachricht., Relief shown by hachures., The subscriber to the 22d edition was allowed to order gratis, one map any from the publisher's Atlas der deutschen Bundes-Staaten which might make the entire work more useful to the teacher or pupil; this copy includes map VIII (Preussische Rhein-Provinz) and map IX (Preussische Provinz Westphalen) cf. Nachricht on t.p. verso., and Variations in numbering: no. XVIIb is used twice, for Ostindien mit den Inseln, and for Vorder-Asien und Nil-Land; XIXb is repeated, for Vereinigte Staaten von Nord-America und Canada, and for Vereinigte Staaten von Nord-America und Mexico.