PCT-59330

Antique Frontispiece of 'Syrie en Palestyn' by Dapper (1677)

  • Condition: Good, given age. Paper slightly browned. Margins with some soiling and staining. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
  • Date: 1677
  • Overall size: 19.8 x 31 cm.
  • Image size: 17 x 28.8 cm.
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.. Antique Frontispiece of 'Syrie en Palestyn' by Dapper (1677)

Description: Antique print, titled: 'Syrie en Palestyn' - Frontispiece from 'Syrie en Palestyn' (Syria and Palestine) by Olfert Dapper, published by Jacob van Meurs in 1677.

Source unknown, to be determined.

Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Olfert Dapper' after an anonymous artist. Olfert Dapper (c. 1635 - 1689) was a Dutch physician and writer. He wrote books about history and geography, although he never travelled outside Holland. Until today, his book Description of Africa (1668) is a key text for Africanists.