Antique Print-AMSTERDAM ISLAND-TONGATAPU-SHIPS-ABEL TASMAN-Schley-Bellin-1758
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| Start time | 2023-11-08T08:13:51.000Z |
| Original/Licensed Reprint | Original |
| Date of Creation | Pre-1800 |
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| Subject | Topographical |
| Height (Inches) | 9.92 |
| Width (Inches) | 7.56 |
| Print Surface | Paper |
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| Artist | Jakob van der Schley, Jacques Nicolas Bellin |
| Material | Engraving |
| Year of Production | 1758 |
'ISLE AMSTERDAM \ T EILAND AMSTERDAM.'Original antique print showing a view of the island of Amsterdam, southern Indian Ocean. From Abel Tasman's 1642/43 voyage.Made by Jakob van der Schley after Jacques Nicolas Bellin.Medium: Engraving / etching on hand laid (verge) paper.Sheet size: 19.2 x 25.2 cm (7.56 x 9.92 inch). Image size: 13.8 x 18.2 cm. (5.43 x 7.17 inch).Condition: very good, given age. Tiny worm hole lower right, just outside image. . General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.AMSTERDAM ISLAND-TONGATAPU-SHIPS-ABEL TASMAN | RBOS-A9-01BACKGROUND INFORMATIONThis attractive print was published in 1758 by De Hondt, The Hague. Early engravings from Antoine Francois Prevost: Histoire Generale des Voyages. Vol. 16. These are illustrations were previously published by Francois Valentijn in 1726.Biography engraver: Jakob van der Schley (1715-1779) was a Dutch draughtsman and engraver, who mostly did portrait engravings and frontispieces for books throughout his career.
