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Switzerland Title: Helvetia cum finitimis regionibus confoederatis Dick Cornelizen sivardt fecit. Cartographer: Mercator, G. Published: Amsterdam, I.E. Cloppenburgh, Date: 1630 . Size: [18,7 x 25,6 cm] Technic: Copper-engraving / Uncolored Description: Published in the first Cloppenburgh edition of Gerhard Mercator's "Atlas Minor" in 1630, verso French text. This is the first so-called Cloppenburgh editions which was a competive edition with new engraved maps in a larger format. Most of the maps were engraved by Pieter van den Keere. The Cloppenburg edition was continued for a couple of years but seems to have been suppressed after 1636 ... (Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici). Detailled map showing Switzerland with its neighbouring countries. Rivers and mountains are decorative engraved. Engraved by Dirck Cornelizen. Notes: A fine copy in a dark impression, full margins as published. Condition: Excellent Reference: Koeman, ME 198 Price: /
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