The New Kingdom of Granada. T Vaste Landt van 't Niew Koningryk Granada.
by Sanson d'Abbeville, Nicholas
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About This Item
Americas: Amsterdam Francois Halma 1705. Copper engraved map of Colombia, Venezuela and Panama by N. Sanson from Halma's Algemeene Werelde Beschryving Vol. 3 Black and white; title in Dutch; verso blank; strapwork title cartouche. The map shows the Isthmus of Panama and North Western South America including most of present day Columbia and part of Venezuela. Regional boundaries are shown along with missions, towns, major rivers and mountains. The mythical Lage de Parime with the fabled city of Manoa del Dorado is shown at bottom right. This map appeared in Algemeene Weereld-Beschryving, nae de Rechte Verdeeling der Landschappen, Plaetsen, Zeeën, Rivieren, &c. Geographisch, Politisch, Historisch, Chronologisch en Genealogisch, a Dutch edition of A. Phérotée de la Croix's Nouvelle Methode Pour Apprendre Facilement la Geographie Universelle, which first appeared in 1690. Dark impression. Nicolas Sanson d'Abbeville.(1600-67), ' father of the French cartography' and founder of the Sanson firm. Atlas ' Cartes générales de toutes les parties du Monde', 1658-70 and a pocket atlas in 4 parts ( 1652-1705). Sanson's small maps from A. Phérotée de la Croix's Nouvelle Methode Pour Apprendre Facilement la Geographie Universelle,., first published in 1652 and engraved by A. Peyrounin, were copied several times by various map publishers. Johann David Zunners made copies of Sanson's maps for his German translation of Die Gantze Erd-Kugel in 1679. Johannes Ribbius and Simon de Vries published copies in 1682 and 1683, with new maps engraved by Antoine d'Winter. The plates were later sold to Francois Halma, who used them in 1699 and then again in 1705 with the titles re-engraved in Dutch. François Halma ( 1653 - 1722) Dutch publisher/printer; dealer/auction house. Cartographer and publisher of maps, active in Utrecht, Amsterdam, Franeker and Leeuwarden. Published 'Description de l'Univers' (1700); 'Algemene Wereldtbescrijving' (1705); 'Corpus Inscriptionum' (1707) and 'Lexicon Philosophicum' (1713). Keoman: Hal 1; Phillips 528. Americas South America Colombia Venezuela
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- Bookseller
- Mary Louise Bryan/Paralos Gallery (GR)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3248
- Title
- The New Kingdom of Granada. T Vaste Landt van 't Niew Koningryk Granada.
- Author
- Sanson d'Abbeville, Nicholas
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Amsterdam Francois Halma 1705
- Place of Publication
- Americas
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Mary Louise Bryan/Paralos Gallery
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Nafplion
About Mary Louise Bryan/Paralos Gallery
Dealer in Antiquarian Maps Prints & Books with over 25 years experience. Shop in Historic centre of Nafplion Greece; Internet site Exhibiter at London Map Fair and at fairs around Europe. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association & ILAB