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MORTIER
BYZONDERE KAART VAN DE LANDEN DAAR DE APOSTELEN HET EVANGELIUM GEPREDIKT
Pieter MORTIER
Amsterdam, 1729
48 x 39 cm.
Large original engraving from: Afbeeldingen der merkwaardigste geschiedenissen van het oude en nieuve testament.
Fine old color example of the first edition of of Mortier’s map showing the travels of the Apostles, through the Eastern Mediterranean, etc., based upon the prophecies.
Paul’s route by sea to Sicily and the Bay of Naples is shown.
Pierre Mortier Biography:
Pierre, or Pieter, Mortier (1661-1711) was a Dutch engraver, son of a French refugee. He was born in Leiden. In 1690 he was granted a privilege to publish French maps in Dutch lands. In 1693 he released the first and accompanying volume of the Neptune Francois. The third followed in 1700. His son, Cornelis (1699-1783), would partner with Johannes Covens I, creating one of the most important map publishing companies of the eighteenth century.
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