Visscher map publishing house
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Visscher map publishing house was a prominent 17th-century Dutch cartographic firm known for its richly detailed maps and atlases that helped shape the Golden Age of Dutch mapmaking.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch publishing firm
ⓘ
cartographic publishing house ⓘ map publisher ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| contemporaries |
Blaeu map publishing house
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hondius-Janssonius map publishers ⓘ |
| contributedTo | Golden Age of Dutch mapmaking NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| field |
atlas production
ⓘ
cartography ⓘ mapmaking ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Claes Jansz Visscher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | decorative cartography ⓘ |
| influenced |
European decorative mapmaking
ⓘ
later Dutch map publishers ⓘ |
| languageOfPublication |
Dutch
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| notableFor |
city views
ⓘ
decorative cartouches ⓘ ornate borders ⓘ richly detailed maps ⓘ wall maps ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Visscher family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | defunct ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch Golden Age of cartography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produced |
atlases
ⓘ
illustrated title pages ⓘ separate-sheet maps ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
continental maps
ⓘ
regional maps ⓘ sea charts ⓘ town plans ⓘ world maps ⓘ |
| style |
densely annotated
ⓘ
highly pictorial ⓘ |
| successor |
Nicolaes Visscher I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicolaes Visscher II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
hand-coloured maps
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printed maps ⓘ |
| usedTechnique | copperplate engraving ⓘ |
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