Lot #: 48904
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Description
The charts are in very good condition, dark imprints and very decorative original strong coloring. A few have some very minor restoration in very few places, printed on strong paper, and with no paper oxidation. As the charts are numbered in brown ink in a contemporary hand ( 125-152), they were separated from the general atlas and placed in a 17th century binding. The binding has a few stains and scratches, and two circular marks on the front cover.
A very fine sea atlas including 27 beautifully colored sea charts, likely etched and engraved by the master Romeijn de Hooghe. The sea charts were often found as the second part to De Wit's "Atlas". Without title or date, but probably published after 1680 (cf. the description in Koeman IV, M. Wit 2).
The plates have lasted for a century or more after De Wit’s death, Louis Renard obtained and corrected the plates. After Renard, Reinier and Josua Ottens obtained the plates and printed charts from them for their edition of the Atlas de la Navigation in 1745. The latest edition seems to have been published in 1802 by the widow of Gerard Hulst van Keulen.
De Wit was not just a prolific printer of finely engraved maps, he was the most important publisher of atlases in the last third of the seventeenth century. on of the most famous Amsterdam publishers in the second half of the 17th century. G.Carhart, Frederick de Wit and the first concise referece atlas, 2016)
Frederick de Wit contracted with other engravers who where often not indicated by name on his maps. Lettering was done by speciality engravers and cartouches by different engravers or etchers. For the maritime charts de Wit worked with the master etcher Romeijn de Hooghe. The reason that de Wit not allowed Romeijn de Hooghe adding his name is that he was an etcher of images and not maps and therefor De Wit would not have wanted credit for the engraving of the map (Skelton 1966, p.V-XV ) On a few early states of the world map, the engravers imprint of Romeijn de Hooghe, with date 1663 is faintly shown.
All maps are early imprints, either in their first state or second state, maps charts without the engraved numbering in the upper right corner and before the charts were updated with names in the oceans and seas.
Including amongst others a double hemisphere world map, a folding map of Europe, maps of the Arctic Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific, Mediterranean, Indian Ocean, a polar chart etc.
The atlas contains one of the most decorative world maps of the seventeenth century. Australia is shown with the discoveries made by Tasman on his first and second voyages 1642-44. The VOC, having sent Tasman on two voyages, not only to chart the South Land but, importantly, to make contact with the natives and engage in trade, were disappointed with the lack of trading opportunities in the barren and inhospitable land. The post-Tasman shape of Australia depicted on maps remained unchanged until James Cook's discovery and charting of the east coast in 1770.
Only a single New Zealand Coastline is shown, based on Tasman. California appears as an island, with no northwest coast of America shown. An early configuration of the Great Lakes is given, with two of the lakes open to the west.
The map is embellished by four large, lively allegorical scenes, representing the four elements. Fire is shown by war and destruction, air by the heavens, earth by harvesting and husbandry, and water by ships and a spouting whale. There are groups of figures between the hemispheres and on either side of the smaller polar maps.
Tooley Maps, entry 444. . G.Carhart, Frederick de Wit and the first concise referece atlas, 4.1.1663.
Romeijn De Hooghe was a famous Dutch artist employed by King William III. He was born in Amsterdam and worked there until c1680-1682, when he moved to Haarlem.
In 1662 De Hooghe was invited by Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632-1690) to Paris, where he etched the baptism of the Dauphin in 1668. There, he met King Jan III Sobieski of Poland and was knighted by him in 1675".
De Hooghe "painted, engraved, sculpted, designed medals, enameled, taught drawing school, and bought and sold art as a dealer. During the 1690s, he made sculptures for the palace of Het Loo (1689-1692) and designed and etched triumphal arches and medals for William III's entry into the Hague (1691). He designed the Haarlem market festival decorations for the peace celebration after the capture of Naumur (1695).
He is known for decorative borders on large-scale city maps, maps and book illustrations. He was an expressive master of physiognomy; and his original, lively style displayed the baroque fashion for spectacular and allegorical fantasy.
Romeyn de Hooghe was the most significant and prolific Netherlandish engraver in the second half of the seventeenth century" (Anne-Marie Schaaf, The Getty Research Institute, Research Library).
A very fine sea atlas including 27 beautifully colored sea charts, likely etched and engraved by the master Romeijn de Hooghe. The sea charts were often found as the second part to De Wit's "Atlas". Without title or date, but probably published after 1680 (cf. the description in Koeman IV, M. Wit 2).
The plates have lasted for a century or more after De Wit’s death, Louis Renard obtained and corrected the plates. After Renard, Reinier and Josua Ottens obtained the plates and printed charts from them for their edition of the Atlas de la Navigation in 1745. The latest edition seems to have been published in 1802 by the widow of Gerard Hulst van Keulen.
De Wit was not just a prolific printer of finely engraved maps, he was the most important publisher of atlases in the last third of the seventeenth century. on of the most famous Amsterdam publishers in the second half of the 17th century. G.Carhart, Frederick de Wit and the first concise referece atlas, 2016)
Frederick de Wit contracted with other engravers who where often not indicated by name on his maps. Lettering was done by speciality engravers and cartouches by different engravers or etchers. For the maritime charts de Wit worked with the master etcher Romeijn de Hooghe. The reason that de Wit not allowed Romeijn de Hooghe adding his name is that he was an etcher of images and not maps and therefor De Wit would not have wanted credit for the engraving of the map (Skelton 1966, p.V-XV ) On a few early states of the world map, the engravers imprint of Romeijn de Hooghe, with date 1663 is faintly shown.
All maps are early imprints, either in their first state or second state, maps charts without the engraved numbering in the upper right corner and before the charts were updated with names in the oceans and seas.
Including amongst others a double hemisphere world map, a folding map of Europe, maps of the Arctic Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific, Mediterranean, Indian Ocean, a polar chart etc.
The atlas contains one of the most decorative world maps of the seventeenth century. Australia is shown with the discoveries made by Tasman on his first and second voyages 1642-44. The VOC, having sent Tasman on two voyages, not only to chart the South Land but, importantly, to make contact with the natives and engage in trade, were disappointed with the lack of trading opportunities in the barren and inhospitable land. The post-Tasman shape of Australia depicted on maps remained unchanged until James Cook's discovery and charting of the east coast in 1770.
Only a single New Zealand Coastline is shown, based on Tasman. California appears as an island, with no northwest coast of America shown. An early configuration of the Great Lakes is given, with two of the lakes open to the west.
The map is embellished by four large, lively allegorical scenes, representing the four elements. Fire is shown by war and destruction, air by the heavens, earth by harvesting and husbandry, and water by ships and a spouting whale. There are groups of figures between the hemispheres and on either side of the smaller polar maps.
Tooley Maps, entry 444. . G.Carhart, Frederick de Wit and the first concise referece atlas, 4.1.1663.
Romeijn De Hooghe was a famous Dutch artist employed by King William III. He was born in Amsterdam and worked there until c1680-1682, when he moved to Haarlem.
In 1662 De Hooghe was invited by Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632-1690) to Paris, where he etched the baptism of the Dauphin in 1668. There, he met King Jan III Sobieski of Poland and was knighted by him in 1675".
De Hooghe "painted, engraved, sculpted, designed medals, enameled, taught drawing school, and bought and sold art as a dealer. During the 1690s, he made sculptures for the palace of Het Loo (1689-1692) and designed and etched triumphal arches and medals for William III's entry into the Hague (1691). He designed the Haarlem market festival decorations for the peace celebration after the capture of Naumur (1695).
He is known for decorative borders on large-scale city maps, maps and book illustrations. He was an expressive master of physiognomy; and his original, lively style displayed the baroque fashion for spectacular and allegorical fantasy.
Romeyn de Hooghe was the most significant and prolific Netherlandish engraver in the second half of the seventeenth century" (Anne-Marie Schaaf, The Getty Research Institute, Research Library).
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