Antique Map of Bavaria, Bayern, with original Hand Coloring

€ 470

One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.

Sheet size: 59 × 51.8 cm (23.2 × 20.4 in)
Condition: Fair
Reference: BG-13441-15

Condition

Repaired: Original folding line, with repairs. More repairs can be seen in margins, sl. affecting image. Age-related toning. Original folding line, with repairs. More repairs can be seen in margins, sl. affecting image. Original/contemporary hand coloring, small defect running along one of the g

About this sheet

Antique map titled 'Bavariae Circulus atq Electoratus tam cum Adiacentibus quam insertis Regionibus'. Original old map of Bavaria, Bayern, Germany. The map stretches south to Innsbruck and north to Amberg. Also shown are Munich, Salzburg, Augsburg, and Regensburg. Many rivers, mountains, and forests are all shown. Published by N. Visscher, circa 1695.

The Visscher family were art and map dealers in Amsterdam during the 17th century. Funded by C. J. Visscher (1587-1652), the business was continued by his son and grandson both named Nicolas. Nicolas Visscher I was born 1618 in Wenns, Austria. He died 1679 in Linz. After the death of Nicolas II, his widow passed the business to Pieter Schenk.