Hardcover
2011 · New Castle and Houten
by Krogt, P. van der, and Elger Heere (editors)
New Castle and Houten: Oak Knoll Press and HES & DE GRAAF, 2011. Hardcover. 5 x 9.5 inches. Hardcover. 256 pages. This is the first in a series of sixteen reference guides designed for the historic and antique map collector, curator, or enthusiast. Between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, the Netherlands had a thriving map production and publishing industry, with figures like Johannes Blaeu and Abraham Ortelius leading the Dutch cartographic industry. The maps produced in these three centuries are now rare and highly sought after by a large community of collectors, map curators, dealers of antiquities, and enthusiasts.
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