Polaca Zadar Croatia Dalmatia Engraving Map Blaeu Mortier 1724
Amsterdam, Pieter Mortier 1724. Magnificent copperplate engraving after a drawing by Joan Blaeu from 1704, from “Nouveau Theater d’Italie”. — Leaf mass approx. 25x30cm. — very well preserved. || || Splendid engraving after a drawing by Joan Blaeu. From “Nouveau Theater d’Italie” (1704). — in good condition. |||| Joan Blaeu (1596 1673) was a Dutch cartographer, the son of renowned cartographer, atlas maker and publisher Willem Blaeu. He and his brother Cornelius took over the studio after the death of their father in 1638. He then became the official cartographer of the Dutch East India Company.Order number: 252986.