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Wit, Frederick De
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description
- [General atlas], with the engraved title for Atlas Maior. Amsterdam, [c.1688-1696]
- paper
Folio (538 x 340mm.), hand-coloured engraved title, printed list of maps, 164 double-page engraved maps (137 land and 27 sea charts), contemporary hand-colour, numbered in manuscript to match the contents, contemporary vellum, string ties, spine labelled in manuscript, a few maps splitting or with very minor tears, occasional repair or restoration, minor marginal soiling, occasional worming, light rubbing and staining to vellum, restoration to upper cover
Provenance
Castenschiold, Borreby
Literature
cf. Koeman III, Wit 6; Koeman IV, M. Wit 2
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, 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
A FINE ATLAS CONTAINING BOTH GEOGRAPHICAL MAPS AND SEA CHARTS.
De Wit was one of the most prominent and successful map engravers and publishers in Amsterdam in the period following the decline of the houses of Blaeu and Janssonius, and he acquired many of their plates as they were dispersed.
Primarily comprising maps published by de Wit with additional maps by Blaeu, Visscher, Jaillot, Janssonius and Schenk and Valk.