PCT-61926

Antique Map of Switzerland by Tirion (c.1760)

  • Condition: Very good, given age. Original folds as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study image carefully.
  • Date: c.1760
  • Overall size: 42 x 38 cm.
  • Image size: 39 x 33 cm.
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.. Antique Map of Switzerland by Tirion (c.1760)

Description: Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van Zwitserland.' Very detailed map of Switzerland illustrating the mountainous topography and locating the major fortified cities. Source unknown, to be determined.

Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Isaak Tirion' after an anonymous artist. Isaak Tirion, a Dutch publisher in Amsterdam, was born 1705. He produced serveral Atlases and Dutch town plans. The maps mainly based on those of Guillaume de l'Isle. He died in 1765. Thomas Salmon (1679-1767), historical and geographical writer.