BG-09489

Antique Plan of Santiago by Van Schley (1747)

  • Condition: Good, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
  • Date: 1747
  • Overall size: 19.5 x 25 cm.
  • Image size: 14.5 x 21 cm.
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.. Plan de la Ville et des Forts de St. Yago II - Van Schley (c.1750)

Description: Antique print titled 'Plan de la Ville et des Forts de St. Yago, Grondtekening van de Stad en Forten van St. Iago'. Plan of the forts and town of Santiago, the largest island of Cape Verde. This print originates from 'Historische beschryving der reizen, of Nieuwe en volkoome verzameling van de aller-waardigste en zeldsaamste Zee- en Landtogten' by P. de Hondt. 

Artists and Engravers: Jakob van der Schley (1715-1779) was a Dutch draughtsman and engraver, who studied under Bernard Picart. Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) was a French hydrographer, geographer and member of The Philosophes. His career, spanning over 50 years, caused an enormous output in maps, particular of maritime interest.