Netherlands - Cities in the Netherlands and Belgium; Frederick de Wit - Atlas de Wit - 1681-1700

Theatrum Ichnographicum of All Cities and Principal Towns of the 17 Provinces of Belgium, accurately delineated, by Frederick de Wit, map and chart seller in the Kalverstraat in the White Pascaart, 1698 - Introduction: Marieke van Delft & Peter van der Krogt, trilingual: Dutch, French, and English - Facsimile edition: Tielt, Lannoo, 2012 - 320 pages - hardcover, with ribbon marker - 55 x 37 x 4.5 cm - weight: 7 kg. In original box.

Condition: in excellent condition.

Magnificently executed facsimile atlas in large folio size, featuring 158 images of cities and monuments in the Netherlands and Belgium. This atlas is also known as the Google Earth of the Golden Age.

Atlas de Wit is a historic city atlas from 1698 featuring city maps and engravings of important monuments from the Northern and Southern Netherlands. Such atlases were popular among wealthy citizens and nobles in the 17th century. The Wits city atlas weighs no less than 7 kilograms. It is a book of great art and cultural historical importance, with detailed maps. Only five copies of this atlas are known worldwide. The beautiful maps, originally hand-colored, are drawn from a bird's-eye perspective.

This facsimile is made at life size with a new introduction by the then-conservator of old prints Marieke van Delft and cartographer Peter van der Krogt, along with a detailed description for each map. This publication makes a historical atlas accessible to all enthusiasts of history and old maps.