Published by Reinier and Joshua Ottens,, Amsterdam,, 1750
Engraved chart listing several facts of different European countries, compiled by Caspar Specht (ca. 1654-1710). For Portugal, for example, it mentions its six provinces, acreage and income, that it has 3 dioceses, 13 bishops, 3 universities, 5 dukes, 30 counts, 7 margraves, and that the present king is Peter II (d. 1706). Similar notes are given for each country, including Spain, Denmark, England, Switzerland, Sweden, France, Russia, Prussia and even the Ottoman Empire. Also included are several coats of arms of major European orders of knighthood and of some leading royal and noble families.Left and right margins slightly folded, otherwise in very good condition. Engraved chart (47.5 x 57 cm) printed on a single sheet of paper (51.5 x 64 cm), coloured by hand, including several coats of arms.
Published by Cornelis Danckerts II,, Amsterdam,, 1703
Engraved chart listing several facts of different European countries, compiled by Caspar Specht (ca. 1654-1710). For Portugal, for example, it mentions its six provinces, acreage and income, that it has 3 dioceses, 13 bishops, 3 universities, 5 dukes, 30 counts, 7 margraves, and that the present king is Peter II (d. 1706). Similar notes are given for each country, including Spain, Denmark, England, Switzerland, Sweden, France, Russia, Prussia and even the Ottoman Empire. Also included are several coats of arms of major European orders of knighthood and of some leading royal and noble families.Margins thumbed and with a few small tears, title damaged with partial loss of text, otherwise in good condition. Engraved chart (47.5 x 57 cm) printed on a single sheet of paper (51.5 x 61 cm), partly hand-coloured, including several coats of arms, with an added title in German engraved just above the image.
Published by Pieter Schenk,, Amsterdam,, 1707
Engraved chart listing the noble families and clergy of Germany, published by the Amsterdam publisher Pieter Schenk (1660-1718). The chart includes 15 large coats of arms of kings, bishops, dukes and counts, 20 smaller coats of arms of 10 abbots and 10 abbesses and 23 of bishops. Also included are lists of the nobility of different German provinces, with a small map of Germany at the bottom of the chart depicting the provinces.Margins slightly thumbed and with a minor reinforcement and restoration of the fold on the back, otherwise in very good condition.l Koeman, p. 120 (map 32); Muller, Historieplaaten 3031 (XXXIV) Engraved chart (50 x 57) on a single sheet of paper (52.5 x 61 cm), coloured by a contemporary hand, depicting various coats of arms and including a small map (15.5 x 15.5 cm) of Germany.