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Antique map of Denmark. A contemporary hand-coloured engraved map. 46 x 56 cm. With 2 fine cartouches. One lower corner lacks a small blank portion outside the platemark; A few repairs. Fine colouring. This is a very fine detailed map, with parts of Germany and Sweden. Size: 45 x 55 cm. Claes Jansz. Visscher (1587-1652) , Nicolaes Visscher (son) (1618-79) Nicolaes Visscher II (grandson) (1649-1702) Are the 3 members of the Visscher family That for nearly a Century were important art dealers and map publishers in Amsterdam. The founder , C. J. Visscher, May have learned the art of mapmaking from Pieter van den Keere and Jodocus Hondius. . From about 1620 he designed a number of individual maps, including one of the British Isles, but his first atlas consisted of maps printed from plates bought from van den Keere and issued as they stood with some additions of his own, including historical scenes of battles and sieges for which he had a high reputation. After Visscher's death his son and grandson issued a considerable number of atlases, constantly revised and brought up to date. The widow of Nicholaes Visscher II carried on the business until it finally passed into the hands of Pieter Schenk.. Some maps bear the latinized form of the family name: Piscator.