''EMDEN et Oldenborch'' Gerard Mercator. Amsterdam: Jan Jansson c.1628. Engraved map with later hand-coloring from the Minor-Mercator Atlas. Verso text: Latin. (Image: 5 1/8 x 7 1/8''). Maps from this atlas engraved by Abraham Goos & Pieter van den Keere ''two of the most accomplished engravers of the day'' (P. Burden, #221).
This attractive and detailed ''pocket-size map'' depicts part of Lower Saxony in northwestern Germany. Topographical features are shown including islands, marshlands, rivers and forested areas. Major cities and towns are also located.
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. A. Goos (fl. 1614-43) was a highly skilled engraver “who prepared plates for many maps published in well-known atlases of his time…” (Moreland & Bannister, Antique Maps, p. 114). He was also related to the Hondius family.
Shipped in archival 12x14'' mat
