Syriae sive soriae nova et Accurata descriptio

Object summary

Title: Syriae sive soriae nova et Accurata descriptio
Object ID: AF-MD-5053
Date made: 1683-1745
Place made: Netherlands, North Holland, Amsterdam
Publisher: Schenk, Pieter; Valck, Gerard
Editor: Valck, Leonard
Object type: Engraving
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
On view: No

Description

Hand-colored map of Syria with two decorated cartouches. Relief is shown pictorially. This map was republished by Gerard Valck and Pieter Schenk in collaboration with Leonard Valck from Jan Jansson. They provided stiff competition for Willem Bleau. Valck and Schenk bought acquired plates from Bleau, N. Visscher, N. Sanson, and others to compile their atlases.