Exactißima Helvetiae Rhaetiae, Valesia Ceterorumque, Confoederatorum ut et finitimorum Populorum Regionum Tabula.

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Article ID EUC4756

Title

Exactißima Helvetiae Rhaetiae, Valesia Ceterorumque, Confoederatorum ut et finitimorum Populorum Regionum Tabula.

Description

Princely map edition of Switzerland with three partially qouached cartouches.

Year

ca. 1680

Artist

Visscher (1618-1679)

Nicolaes Visscher I (1618 -1679) Amsterdam was a Dutch engraver, cartographer and publisher. He belonged to the Dutch art dealer, engraver and publisher dynasty founded by his father Claes Janszoon Visscher. After his father's death in 1652, he took over his father's art publishing house and initially continued publishing the atlases and maps that his father had begun. He then began publishing works under his own name. Together with his son Nicolaes Visscher II (1649-1702), he engraved a large number of printing plates, further replenishing the publisher's stock. The atlases "Atlas Contractus", "Atlas Minor" and "Germania Inferior" contain about 170 plates. After N. Visscher's death, some of Visscher's copper plates passed to Petrus Schenk II (1693-1775), who used them for numerous reprints.

Historical Description

Since 1848, the Swiss Confederation has been a federal state of relatively autonomous cantons, some of which have a history of confederacy that goes back more than 700 years, putting them among the world's oldest surviving republics. The early history of the region is tied to that of Alpine culture. Switzerland was inhabited by Gauls and Raetians, and it came under Roman rule in the 1st century BC. Gallo-Roman culture was amalgamated with Germanic influence during Late Antiquity, with the eastern part of Switzerland becoming Alemannic territory. The area of Switzerland was incorporated into the Frankish Empire in the 6th century. In the high medieval period, the eastern part became part of the Duchy of Swabia within the Holy Roman Empire while the western part was part of Burgundy

Place of Publication Amsterdam
Dimensions (cm)46,5 x 56,5 cm
Coloringoriginal colored
TechniqueCopper print

Reproduction:

63.00 €

( A reproduction can be ordered individually on request. )