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Paraguaria vulgo Paraguay. Cum adjacentibus.
| Article ID | AMS0590 |
| Artist | Mortier (1661-1711) |
| Pieter Mortier (1661–1711) was an 18th-century mapmaker and engraver from the Northern Netherlands. Mortier had a partnership with Johannes Covens I (1697-1774) and founded the map publishing company Covens & Mortier (1721-1866). Mortier, being French himself, had easy access to French cartographers such as De L'Isle, Sanson, Jaillot, de Fer and De Wit. Consequently, much of Mortier's business was built upon leveraging the sophisticated Dutch printing establishment to issue embellished high quality editions of previously contemporary French maps. In the greater context of global cartography, this was a significant advantage as most Dutch map publishes had, at this point, fallen into the miasma of reprinting their own outdated works. By contrast, the cartographers of France were producing the most accurate and up to date charts anywhere. Mortier's cartographic work culminated in the magnificent nautical atlas, Le Neptune Francois. Upon Pierre's death in 1711 this business was inherited by his widow. In 1721 his son Cornelius Mortier took over the day to day operation of the firm. Cornelius partnered with his brother-in-law Jean Covens to form one of history's great cartographic partnerships - Covens and Mortier - which continued to publish maps and atlases until about 1866. | |
| Title | Paraguaria vulgo Paraguay. Cum adjacentibus. |
| Year | ca. 1695 |
| Description | Map shows Uruguay, partly Paraguay, east part of Argentinia and Rio do sul ( Brasilia). |
| Place of Publication | Amsterdam |
| Dimensions (cm) | 45 x 54,5 |
| Condition | Very good |
| Coloring | original colored |
| Technique | Copper print |
Reproduction:
75.00 €
( A reproduction can be ordered individually on request. )