DISCOVERY OF HISPANIOLA 1673 MONTANUS RARE ANTIQUE ENGRAVED VIEW 17TH CENTURY

Description

Title of the plate:
"AMERIKENS ENTDECKER"
Unusual antique copper engraved view depicting the discovery of Hispaniola
, by Arnoldus Montanus (1625-1683) & Jacob Van Meurs (1617-1680).
Arnoldus Montanus was a Dutch teacher and author. He published books of theology, history and geography.
His most famous book is "De Nieuwe en Obekende Weereld" (in Dutch edition) or "Die Unbekante Neue Welt" (in German edition), or "The New and Unknown World: or description of America and the Southland" (in English edition).
Jacob van Meurs was a Dutch engraver and publisher from Amsterdam. Active from 1651 to 1680, he specialized in works of geography, and history.
Size of the view :
17 x 13 cm / 6,6 x 4,7 inches
Size of the page:
31 x 19,5 cm / 12,2 x 7,4 inches
Condition :
very
good condition
.
Edition :
Amsterdam, 1673, German edition, edited by Jacob van Meurs, 17th
Century.
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