Province of Friesland · 18th century
€ 950
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Antique map tited 'Frisiae Dominium vernacule Friesland verdeeld met de hoofd-deelen van Oostergoo, Westergoo en Sevenwolden (..)'. Detailed map of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe, the northeast provinces of the Netherlands, with armorial cartouche, scale of miles, vignette of the 'Steenen Man' near Harlingen and an inset map of the islands of Vlieland, Terschelling, Ameland and Schiermonnikoog. First state, published 1706. Artists and Engravers: Pieter/ Petrus Schenk / Schenck the elder (1660-1711/1713), a German engraver and cartographer active in Amsterdam and Leipzig.
Condition: Good, mount to board. Original, contemporary hand coloring. Please study image carefully.
Date: 1706
Overall size: 61 x 51 cm.
Image size: 58.5 x 51 cm.
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