''WALDECK Comitatus'' Gerard Mercator. Amsterdam: Jan Jansson, c. 1628. Engraved map with later hand-coloring from the Minor-Mercator Atlas. Verso text: Latin. Maps from this atlas were engraved by Abraham Goos & Pieter van den Keere (Petrus Kærius) “two of the most accomplished engravers of the day” (P. Burden, #221).(Image: 5 3/4 x 7 1/2)
This attractive & detailed ''pocket-size map'' map depicts ''Waldeck'' in Germany (now part of Hesse). Topographical features are shown &, major cities, towns, & waterways are identified.
Van den Keere (1571-1646) fled with his sister from religious persecution to London in 1584 where he learned the art of engraving. His sister married Jodocus Hondius & through Hondius he refined his skills as an engraver and cartographer.
Shipped in archival 12x14'' mat