Netherlands - Leeuwarden; Harrewijn / C. Merian - La Ville de Lewarde. / Levwarden - 1641 / 1659
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Two copper engravings of Leeuwarden titled 'La Ville de Lewarde. / Levwarden', by Harrewijn / C. Merian, Netherlands, uncoloured map, 1641/1659, approx 36 × 14 cm, with a hole just below the upper edge.
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In good condition. The floor plan has a hole just below the top edge. The view without margins on the left and right. Folded as issued. Both sheets with a blank verso.
The city of Lewarde.
Ancient city map of Leeuwarden. From 'Les délices des Pays-Bas' by Jean Christijn. Leeuwarden. Engraving on handmade paper. Made by 'Jacobus Harrewijn' according to his own design. Jacobus Harrewijn (1660-1727): Dutch engraver and etcher of topographical and decorative prints. Born in Amsterdam, died in Brussels. He was a pupil of the famous Romeyn de Hooghe. Married in Amsterdam in 1683. He became a master in the guild in Brussels in 1695 and is believed to have worked in The Hague in 1727. The image size is approximately 19.5 x 14 cm.
Levwarden
Old, antique print of Leeuwarden. City view.
Copper engraving, published in 1659 in Frankfurt am Main by Caspar Merian in Topographia Germaniæ Inferioris (...), Martin Zeiller.
Height 13 cm; width 26.5 cm.
Seller's Story
I have been selling the cards of my father, Paul Hermans for a few years now, and now also under my own name.
Translated by Google TranslateIn good condition. The floor plan has a hole just below the top edge. The view without margins on the left and right. Folded as issued. Both sheets with a blank verso.
The city of Lewarde.
Ancient city map of Leeuwarden. From 'Les délices des Pays-Bas' by Jean Christijn. Leeuwarden. Engraving on handmade paper. Made by 'Jacobus Harrewijn' according to his own design. Jacobus Harrewijn (1660-1727): Dutch engraver and etcher of topographical and decorative prints. Born in Amsterdam, died in Brussels. He was a pupil of the famous Romeyn de Hooghe. Married in Amsterdam in 1683. He became a master in the guild in Brussels in 1695 and is believed to have worked in The Hague in 1727. The image size is approximately 19.5 x 14 cm.
Levwarden
Old, antique print of Leeuwarden. City view.
Copper engraving, published in 1659 in Frankfurt am Main by Caspar Merian in Topographia Germaniæ Inferioris (...), Martin Zeiller.
Height 13 cm; width 26.5 cm.
Seller's Story
I have been selling the cards of my father, Paul Hermans for a few years now, and now also under my own name.
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Era
1400-1900
Over 200 years old
Yes
Number of items
2
Country
Netherlands
Geographical specification
Leeuwarden
Map maker/ publisher
Harrewijn / C. Merian
Map/ Book title
La Ville de Lewarde. / Levwarden
Period
1641 / 1659
Condition
Good
Technique
Copper engraving
Additional Information
A beautiful view and a map of Leeuwarden in the 17th century.
Map colour
Uncoloured map
Height
14 cm
Width
36 cm
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