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London: Thomas Stackhouse, 1783. Other. 357 by 362mm (14 by 14¼ inches).. Original antike Kupferstichkarte in Grenz- und Flächenkolorit. Das Kartenbild reicht von der Nord- und Ostsee bis hin zum nördlichsten Teil der Adria. Im linken unteren Bildbereich ist der Titel eingraviert. In ausgezeichnetem Zustand. Leichte Bräunungen im Papier.
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Germania Antiqua
by Neele, Samuel John
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Anhing
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Amsterdam: Montanus, A., 1665. 18.8 x 29,4 cm (7.5 x 11,5 inches).. Original antique copper engraving, uncolored. This plaque shows a panoramic view of the Chinese city of Anhing with its city walls. In the foreground are many ships and a pagoda, an Asian place of religious worship. Johan Nieuhof was born in Uelsen, a town in the county of Bentheim, Lower Saxony, sitting just across the Dutch-German border. His father (originally from Zwolle) was mayor of the town, and was later succeeded by one of Johan's brothers and brother-in-law. By the grace of Cornelis Jan Witsen, a leading figure within the Dutch West India Company (or "WIC"), Nieuhof left for Dutch Brazil in 1640 as a reserve officer-candidate. From then on, barring two short family visits in 1658 and 1671, he spent all the rest of his life abroad.Nieuhof was employed in Brazil to explore the regions between MaranhĂŁo and the SĂŁo Francisco Rivers, made a particular study of the neighborhood of Pernambuco. He left Brazil in 1649, after the…
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