Sauzet, Henri du
1734

Title Page from Mercator's Atlas Minor

Atlas Minor in Quo Totius partes, CCLXXXV Tabulis accurate delieatus, representantur.

DESCRIPTION: Antique engraved Dutch title page from Du Sauzet's Latin edition of Gerard Mercator's 'Atlas Minor'. Amsterdam. Dated within to 1734. Decorated with goddesses representing various geographical regions: Africa, Asia, Europa, Magalanica, Mexican, and Peruana,

CREATOR: Sauzet, Henri du

PUBLICATION DATE: 1734

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Netherlands

BODY OF WATER: N/A

CONDITION: Fair. A bit browned, with 1/4" margins. Laid to card. Repaired marginal loss at bottom right deftly restored in manuscript.

COLORING: None

ENGRAVER: Dirck Cornelissen

SIZE: 10 " x 7 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 1

PRICE: $100

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Hand-colored aquatint by William John Huggins from 1842 of the steamers Giraffe and Ocean in Rotterdam Harbor. In the foreground a small boat is shown ferrying passengers dressed in Dutch clothing of that era. The steam side-wheelers Giraffe and Ocean were both launched in 1836 and operated as mail steamers for the General Steam Navigation Company (GSNC) . Not the Robert E. Lee ( ex Giraffe), a Civil War Confederate blockade runner built in 1862 with twin stacks. The GSNC was founded in 1824 in Greenwich, England. For 150 years the firm was London's top short-sea shipping service with routes between the ports of Britain and north west Europe. Attribution line below the print reads: "Painted by W.J. Huggins, marine painter to his late majesty William IV. London. Published by Mr. Huggins 105 Leadenhall Street. 1842. Engraved by E. Duncan."