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AN ANTIQUE MAP, "Accuratissima Europæ, Multis locis correcta, et Nuperrimé edita," CAREL ALLARD, AMSTERDAM, 17TH/18TH CENTURY, parcel gilt hand colored engraving on paper, Carel Allard (Dutch 1648 - 1709), cartographer, Philip Tideman (Dutch 1657-1705), printer, William van der Gouwen (Dutch circa 1640-1720), engraver, with an upper left figural title cartouche, a figure of Athena armed with spear and shield perches in fluffy clouds above a female personification of Europe, with an Austro Hungarian style crown and scepter draped in a Dutch orange silk and gilt embroidered cape and purple dress, she gestures upward from an elbow resting on books and pedestal with partial scene of the Adoration of the Magi, a young page kneels holding a rotunda style birdcage his head turning towards Poseidon and Amphitrite who points to a fleet of five merchant ships at sea, Iceland shows a spewing volcano, overlaid with curving latitudinal and longitudinal lines, a compass rose, and hand inscribed U/L in ink margin number 3. Sheet: 21 1/4" x 24 3/4" Plate: 20 1/4" x 23 7/16"  Note: Hekla Volcano, one of Iceland's most active volcanoes is recorded during the 17th century to have erupted impressively for a year from 1636-1637 and then again for seven months in 1693. A second erupting volcano found herein this map on the Island of Sicily is noted to have changed the coast line significantly in 1669. Provenance: Property from a Corporate Collection, Houston, Texas. Property from a Corporate Collection, Houston, Texas

  • Condition: Some losses, fading of hand color, uneven edges, some tears, stains, smudges and bleeding of inks, overall in good to very good condition, wear commensurate with age. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS.” NO REFUNDS will be issued based on condition.

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