PARADISE CARTE DE LA SITUATION DU PARADIS TERRESTRE
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Uncommon and attractive theme map showing Paradise.Depicts Eden,Babel,Ninerva Noahs Ark etc.Very decorative with Cartouche with Lions,Serpent with apple etc.Ships Battles etc.Superb hand colour.Mint condition.
code : M1745
Cartographer : COVENS & MORTIER
Date : 1725 Amsterdam,
Size : 40.5*47.5cms
availability : Sold
Price : Sold
The Amsterdam publishing firm of Covens and Mortier (1721 - c. 1862) was the successor to the extensive publishing empire build by Frenchman Pierre Mortier (1661 - 1711). Upon Mortier's death in 1711 his firm was taken over by his son, Cornelius Mortier (1699 - 1783). Cornelius married the sister of Johannes Covens (1697 - 1774) in 1721 and, partnering with his brother in law, established the Covens and Mortier firm. Under the Covens and Mortier imprint, Cornelius and Pierre republished the works of the great 17th and early 18th century cartographers De L'Isle, Allard, Jansson, De Wit, and Ottens among others. The quickly became one of the largest and most prolific Dutch publishing concerns of the 18th century