- 203
Europe--de Wit, Frederick.
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Nova et accurata totius Europae Tabula. Amsterdam: Frederik de Wit, [c.1690]
- paper
Large engraved wall-map, totalling 1190 x 1620mm., composed of 6 mapsheets, additional side panels with a total of 18 views and plans of principal cities, running title on additional strip outside the upper border, letterpress Spanish text in 9 columns pasted along the lower border, hand-coloured, backed on linen, some old repairs with slight loss to engraved surface
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
An impressive wall-map of Europe, flanked by eighteen finely-executed vignette town plans or panoramas of principal cities, including Rome, London, Madrid, Venice, Amsterdam and Moscow.
Wall-maps mounted for display were particularly vulnerable to all manner of damage across the centuries; despite obvious faults, this is actually a reasonable example of the genre, and a rare survival of an eighteenth-century wall-map from the golden age of Dutch cartography, this example evidently made to order for sale in the Spanish market.