MECHLIN,OR MALINES the Capital of one of the ten Provinces of the Netherlands in Brabant
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A very attractive bird's eye view of the city of Mechlin engraved by I. Basire. Many buildings and streets named on map.From Tindal's Continuation of Mr. Rapin's History of England.V.good condition.
code : M193
Cartographer : Isaac Basire
Date : 1744 London
Size : 37.5*48cms
availability : Sold
Price : Sold
Isaac Basire (1704-68),Famous for many maps most commonly a great number in Tindalls continuation of Rapin de Thoyras' History of England. He also contributed maps to the entlemans magazine.His son james(1769-1822) and grandson (1796-1869) also named James; these four generations of Basires were all engravers. Their longetivity produced overlapping careers, which has led to difficulties in attribution of some works..