Pascaert vande Custe van Vlaenderen van Walcheren tot Cale en Bouloigne Fr.

Map of the the Dutch and Flemish caost, with A panoramic view of Dunkerque and a coastal profile of Calais and surroundings.

Type of object:

Maps and globes

Time period:

Gouden eeuw Nederland

Place:

Amsterdam

Date:

1641

Maker / Author:

Pieter Codde

Publisher / Printer:

Henricus Hondius

Dimensions:

43,5 x 51 cm

Material:

Paper copperprint with original coloring

Graduation:

Inscription:

French text on verso

Provenance:

Nouveau Theatre du Monde ou Nouvel Atlas comprenant Les Tables et Descriptions de toutes les Regions de la Terre

References:

Van der Krogt 1 - 3295:1.1

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Description

Superbly decorated map of Duynckercke and its vicinity. Wonderful cartouches, ships, and sand banks. Nautical chart of the coast of Walcheren in Zeeland to Boulogne in France. With various cities like Middelburg, Vlissingen, Sluis, Bruges, Oostende, Nieuwpoort, Duinkerken, Grevelingen (Gravelines), Calais and Boulogne. Title in cartouche on the right.
Below the cartouche we find a magnificent view of the coast between Duinkerken and Grevelingen, with lots of ships in the sea and compass rose in the bottom right corner. On top there is an engraved city view on Duinkerken, and below the information that the map is based on the observations of ‘capiteijn Pieter Codde van Enchuysen’. Bottom right is a fine view of Calais.