COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Visscher, Nicolaes, 1618-1679
Author:
Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638
Author:
Visscher, Claes Jansz., 1586 or 1587-1652
Date:
1656
Short Title:
Hollandiæ Et Westfrisiæ
Publisher:
Claes Jansz Visscher
Publisher Location:
Amsterdam
Type:
Atlas Map
Type:
Wall Map
Obj Height cm:
107
Obj Width cm:
169
Scale 1:
Scale not determined.
Note:
1 map : copperplate engraving on 20 sheets, hand colour. Oriented with north at the right. Arms of Holland in the top right corner, held above the waves by two bearded sea gods, one of whom also carries a smaller shield containing the arms of Aquitaine. Above is an inscription referring to Dirk I, long held to be the first Count of Holland, who was descended from the Counts of Aquitaine (see also Maps. K.A.R. (29.)). Tablet in the bottom left corner, listing one-hundred points indicated by figures. Scale bars on a cartouche at the bottom edge, accompanied by a gentleman with a pair of calipers and surveyor's chain (left), a trident, fishing rods and nets (centre), and a bearded man with a circle and other pair of calipers (right). The fishing equipment is surely a pun on Visscher's name, and similar motifs appear in several of his maps. Dedication to the Dutch provinces in a cartouche in the bottom right corner, surmounted with the enthroned personification of Holland, who holds a Dutch banner in her right hand and a small figure of winged Victory in her left, in imitation of Athena Parthenos. At her feet is the Dutch lion, and below, at the sides of the cartouche, is an armed knight and Neptune, apparently representing war and commerce. Row of nine town plans of cities in North or South Holland below the map, from left to right: Dordrecht, Haarlem, Delft, Leiden, Amsterdam, Gouda, Rotterdam, Alkmaar and Enkhuizen. These designs were copied from Marcus Zuerius Boxhorn's Theatrum Sive Hollandiae (Amsterdam, 1632), but by the time this map was published in the 1650s several were outdated, notably Amsterdam, which had expanded in the intervening decades. Woodcut title below, sandwiched in between the town plans and a description of Holland, which carries the imprint of Jacob Aertz Colom ('boek-verkooper op 't Water, 1640'). G. Schilder, Monumenta Cartographia Neerlandica, vol. 5, Alphen, 1986, pp. 315-9 (this state, this copy p. 316) British Museum, Catalogue of Maps, Prints, Drawings, etc., forming the geographical and topographical collection attached to the Library of his late Majesty King George the third, etc., London, 1829
Reference:
G. Schilder, Monumenta Cartographia Neerlandica, vol. 5, Alphen, 1986, pp. 315-9 (this state, this copy p. 316)
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Holland (Netherlands)
Full Title:
Novia Et Accurati Tabula, A Hollandiæ Et Westfrisiæ [woodcut title]
List No:
10151.030
Page No:
BL System Number 004859435 Maps K.A.R.(27).
Series No:
30
Publication Author:
Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673
Publication Author:
Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612
Publication Author:
Visscher, Claes Jansz
Publication Author:
Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638
Publication Author:
Tassin, Christophe Nicolas
Pub Date:
1660
Pub Title:
(Klencke Atlas). Orbis Terræ Compendium, Carolo Secundo dedicatum a I. Kliencke (a Collection of Maps by Blaeu, Hondius, Visscher, &c.)
Pub Reference:
British Library Maps K.A.R. R. Shirley, The Mapping of the World: Early Printed World Maps 1472-1700, London, 1993, 2nd ed, pp. 392-6, no. 371. In the Catalogue of Maps, Prints, Drawings, etc., forming the geographical and topographical collection attached to the Library of his late Majesty King George the third, etc., London, 1829. .British Museum, Catalogue of Maps, Prints, Drawings, etc., forming the geographical and topographical collection attached to the Library of his late Majesty King George the third, etc., London, 1829
Pub Note:
The Klencke Atlas resides at the British Library and we are grateful to them for providing scanned images of the atlas and complete catalog metadata as part of a joint project to scan and catalog the maps and atlases from the low countries of Europe that are part of the King George III Topographical Collections. From the British Library description: "The Klencke Atlas is one of the world's biggest: it measures 176 x 231 cm when open. It takes its name from Joannes Klencke, who presented it to Charles II on his restoration to the British thrones in 1660. Its size and its 40 or so large wall maps from the Golden Age of Dutch mapmaking were supposed to suggest that it contained all the knowledge in the world. At another level, it was a bribe intended to spur the King into granting Klencke and his associates trading privileges and titles. Charles, who was a map enthusiast, appreciated the gift. He placed the atlas with his most precious possessions in his cabinet of curiosities, and Klencke was knighted. Later generations have benefited too. The binding has protected the wall maps which have survived for us to enjoy - unlike the vast majority of other wall maps which, exposed to light, heat and dirt when hung on walls, have crumbled away. Titled 'Orbis Terræ Compendium, Carolo Secundo dedicatum a I. Kliencke. i.e. a Collection of Maps by Blaeu, Hondius, Visscher, &c. One Volume 5 feet 10 inches by 3 feet 2 inches." For more on the Klencke Atlas, see the British Library website, https://www.bl.uk/c…
Pub List No:
10151.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
42
Pub Height cm:
176
Pub Width cm:
116
Image No:
10151030.jp2
Authors:
Visscher, Nicolaes, 1618-1679; Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638; Visscher, Claes Jansz., 1586 or 1587-1652
