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Nieuwe Afteekening Van De Eylanden Van Fero ...

Nieuwe Afteekening Van De Eylanden Van Fero ...

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A good example of one of the earliest detailed delineations of the remote North Atlantic Faeroe Islands. An inset at lower left provides large scale coverage of the area around Thorshavn, with a nearby Maelstrom identified and coastal profiles and annotations occupy the upper border. Prepared by Gerard Van Keulen one of the foremost hydrographers of the period.

region: Denmark
mapmaker: G.Van Keulen
place and date of publication: Amsterdam 1709
medium and colour: copperplate, Uncoloured
size in cms: 58 x 51
ref: 30434
price: £ 850

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