Antique Map of the Hainaut Region by Visscher, c.1690

€ 325

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1690
Mapmaker / artist: Nicolaes Visscher II (Artist)
Sheet size: 53 × 62 cm (20.9 × 24.4 in)
Condition: Fair
Reference: BG-12390-13

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

About this sheet

Antique map titled 'Comitatus Hannoniae et Archiepiscopatus Cameracensis Tabula'. Large map of the Hainaut region, France.

Artists and Engravers: Nicolaes Visscher II (1649, Amsterdam – 1702, Amsterdam) was a Dutch engraver, cartographer and publisher. He was the son of Nicolaes Visscher I and the grandson of Claes Janszoon Visscher. After his death, his wife, Elisabeth, continued the family tradition of mapmaking and publishing. The works, engraved plates, were then sold to Peter Schenk, who also reprinted them.

Image size: 56 x 46.5 cm.