Netherlands Travel Distances & Cost Urban Centers c. 1740 de Leth engraved print
Netherlands Travel Distances & Cost Urban Centers c. 1740 de Leth engraved print Netherlands Travel Distances & Cost Urban Centers c. 1740 de Leth engraved print Netherlands Travel Distances & Cost Urban Centers c. 1740 de Leth engraved print Netherlands Travel Distances & Cost Urban Centers c. 1740 de Leth engraved print
$ 98.00

Untitled.

(Old Prints, 18th Century Prints, Europe, Low Countries, Travel, Netherland, Belgium, Holland).

Issued Amsterdam, c. 1740 by Hendrik de Leth.

Charming little mid-18th century engraved Dutch chart which shows the distance between Dutch cities. With attractive full hand color.

Nicely detailed. Down right side is a distance table from four major Dutch cities to other European cities. Beside it is a financial table showing the cost to travel measured in guilders.

Excellent clean nice looking example, fine age patina, top blank margin trimmed close near centerfold (as issued?), original fold line as issued.

Sheet measures c. 9 3/4" x 16 1/2".

Printed area measures c. 7 5/8" x 15 5/8".

Delaney, Landmark Thematic Maps, p. 4 (Distance scales).

Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers , vol. 3, p. 124-5.

Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandici , II, Le H 2 (31).

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