Adina Sommer
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Adina Sommer`s Rare Antique Maps and Contemporary Art
Carte de l’Islande Pour servir à l’Histoire Générale des Voyages.
Original:
320.00 €
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| Article ID | EUS4101 |
| Artist | Krevelt |
| Title | Carte de l’Islande Pour servir à l’Histoire Générale des Voyages. |
| Year | ca. 1778 |
| Description | Map shows total Iceland.
Eggert Olafsen (1726 - 1768), was member of the Danish Academy of Sciences. In 1752, went on a mission to Iceland in order to gather information on the scientific, economic and political nature of the island. "Atlas du Voyage en Islande, fair par ordre de S.M. Danoise" was a later French edition of this voyage and consists of many fine engravings depicting Iceland's distinctive landscape, people, geology, birdlife and fish and this large scale map. Erichsen and Schoemming's map shows district divisions and includes glaciers, topography, towns, lakes. |
| Place of Publication | Amsterdam |
| Dimensions (cm) | 29,5 x 37,5 |
| Condition | Some folds |
| Coloring | colored |
| Technique | Copper print |
Reproduction:
48.00 €
( A reproduction can be ordered individually on request. )