Antique Map of Sicily and Surroundings by Visscher (c.1680)

Description: Antique map titled 'Regnum Siciliae cum circumjacentribus Regnis et Insulis'. Decorative map of Sicily, Malta and a bit of Naples and Sardinia (Italy). Large decorative cartouche with two coats of arms and a large decorative military scale.

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.