Frederick Ottens (4 results)
Published by Francois Valentijn, Amsterdam 1726
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, U.S.A.Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerunbound. Chart. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 13 1/4" x 25" This rare chart depicts the six coastlines of Ambon Island, part of the Lease Islands within the Malaku group in Indonesia, also known to colonialists as the Spice Islands. Features six views of Dutch trading posts: Nieuw Lssabatta, Rarakit, Keffing, Roemakay, Kam…arien, and Caybobo. The lush mountainous terrain is beautifully depicted in the background, with several European sailboats and local kora-kora canoes in the foreground. The Spice Islands, covered largely in mountains and forests, were highly valued by the Dutch as a center for the trade in nutmeg, mace and cloves that were originally found only there. Engraved by Frederick Ottens. In very good condtion, with some creasing around original vertical fold lines, and minor scattered foxing. Francois Valentijn (1666-1727) was a Dutch minister and naturalist who worked as a missionary in India. He is best known for his "Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indien," a monumental history and description of the East Indies and its surrounding lands that remains a significant primary source today. This map is a fascinating document of Dutch involvement in the region. OTTENS, Frederick (illustrator).
Published by Amsterdam 1675
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Seller: Clive A. Burden Ltd., Chalfont St. Giles, United KingdomClive A. Burden Ltd.
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Add to basketNo binding. Condition: Fair. 485 x 570 mm., in early wash colour, with centrefold split repaired as is one in the lower margin 4 cms. into the image, otherwise in good condition. Frederick de Wit's fine sea chart of the English Channel and neighbouring coastlines here in a later much more accurate state by Reiner and Joachim Ott…ems. The chart includes most of southern England, south Wales and the southeastern tip of Ireland along with northern France. The entire coast of France was re-engraved in the 1690s bringing the Dover straits more into line and forcing the erasure of the two vessels. The River Seine was added upriver to Poissy. The Cotentin Peninsular of Normandy also has a better north-south orientation. The Channel Islands are considerably improved with a better proportioned 'Isle of Aurigny' (Alderney) and toponyms are now given in French. Both Guernsey and Jersey are also much improved in outline.âFrederick de Wit (1630 - 1706) was born in Gouda and was one of the most prominent and successful map engravers and publishers in Amsterdam in the period following the decline of the Blaeu and Jansson establishments. In about 1675 de Wit published his sea atlas entitled 'Orbis Maritimus ofte Zee Atlas' from which this chart comes. Louis Renard acquired the plates from de Wit's widow following de Wit's death in 1706. In 1715 Renard published the 'Atlas de la Navigation et du Commerce', also in Amsterdam, and added his imprint to the title lower right.âThe next edition of the atlas in 1739 was entitled 'Atlas de la Navigation', and is often assigned similarly to Renard, his imprint even remains on the maps. However, the title page bears the publisher's names of Reiner and Josua Ottens. A further edition appeared in 1745 entitled 'Atlas van Zeevaert', this time with Dutch text, which bore numerous alterations including the removal of all references to Renard on the charts as found here. 'Apud R & I Ottens' is appended to the Latin title of this chart. Ottens also removed the plate number, altered sandbanks and soundings in the Dover Straits and North Sea. A further improvement was the addition of Roman numerals marking the relative time of the tides.âThe Ottens family of mapmakers in Amsterdam was begun by Joachim Ottens (1663-1719). He had two sons, Reiner (1698-1750) and Joshua (1704-65), both joining the business. Following Joachim's death in 1719, the business was continued by his widow and sons until her death in 1725. In 1726 the partnership of the brothers Reiner and Joshua was formed. They were not the most successful publishers and their stock was limited. Their atlases lack any date and are invariably entitled 'Atlas Minor'.âThe map is completed with an extensive network of rhumb lines, four beautifully engraved naval vessels, and two attractive title cartouches in both Latin and Dutch. The sea chart falls into a rich history of Dutch maritime works. They all appear to have been engraved by the highly skilled Romein de Hooghe. Provenance: private English collection. Carhart (2016) C16.5; Koeman (1967-70) IV Ren 3 no. 11 & III pp. 85-7; Tooley's Dictionary (1999-2004).
Seller: The Online Portrait Gallery, Den Haag, NetherlandsThe Online Portrait Gallery
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Add to basketNo Binding. Condition: Fair. Portrait of Francois Halma. Born 3 January 1653 in Langerak, The Netherlands. Died 13 January 1722 in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. Etching and Engraving by Frederick Ottens (1700-1727), after Arnold Boonen (1669-1729), c. 1720. Reasonable condition. Paper with short margins, some minor creasing and o…verall, but faint spotting. Verso: blank. Dimensions: 307 x 216 mm. Francois Halma was Printer, Publisher, and Book dealer. c. 1720. Print.
Seller: The Online Portrait Gallery, Den Haag, NetherlandsThe Online Portrait Gallery
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Add to basketNo Binding. Condition: Good. Portrait of Francois Halma. Born 3 January 1653 in Langerak, The Netherlands. Died 13 January 1722 in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. Etching and Engraving by Frederick Ottens (1700-1727), after Arnold Boonen (1669-1729), c. 1720. Good condition. Paper slightly soiled. Verso: blank. Dimensions: 307 x 21…5 mm. Francois Halma was Printer, Publisher, and Book dealer. c. 1720. Print.
