Subject: Frontispiece
Period: 1732 (dated)
Publication:
Color: Black & White
Size:
15.2 x 10 inches
38.6 x 25.4 cm
Beautiful engraving from an unknown atlas. It appears to be an advertisement for van Keulen, sea chart and instrument maker. It depicts a woman (perhaps Amphitrite) riding a horse-drawn chariot emerging from the sea. Spotting in margins and title at bottom. Very sharp impression.
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Condition: A