Lot 2608 *
Mittelmeer. Mortier-Hooghe 1694
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Auction schedule:
16th Nov. 2017 session starting 9:30 a.m.
Extremely Rare
Mittelmeer. "Carte nouvelle de la Mer Mediterranee". Kol. Kupf.-Kte. von R. de Hooghe bei P. Mortier (aus Neptune François), 1694. Umgeben von ausgem. ornament. und fig. Kart. mit insgesamt 38 Ansichten, unten rechts farb. Titel und Widmungskart. mit Wappen. Von 3 Platten gedruckt und zusammengesetzt; 60:142 cm.
Extremely rare and large sea chart of the Mediterranean by the famous Dutch artist R. de Hooghe from the Neptune François publ. by P. Mortier. "Represents the most spectacular type of maritime cartography ever produced in the 17th century" (K., p. 427). With beautiful insets and cartouches with 38 views of Malta, Lisbon, Marseille, Naples, Venice, Istanbul, Candia, Tunis, Messina, Valletta et al. - 3 sheets, joined. Col. in full. Cleaned and sized, still light browning and some occasional spotting, left margin somewhat dusty. A few vertical folds smoothened, minor marginal fraying in places.
Koeman IV, M. Mor5 Nr. 9; Zacharakis/Scutari 1703/1118 (unter Jaillot). - Äußerst seltene und dekorative Seekarte des gesamten Mittelmeerraumes zwischen den Kanarischen Inseln und dem Schwarzen Meer. - Gereinigt und stabilisiert, noch leicht gebräunt und vereinzelt etwas fleckig, linker Rand auch angestaubt. Wenige Knickfalten geglättet, vereinzelt kl. Randläsuren.