3241 Bry, Theodore de: Portrait von Jan Huyghen van Linschoten 1599

English
Portrait Cartographer Linschoten
Bry, Theodore de
1599
copperplate engraving
Uncoloured
10,2 x 14 cm
ORIGINAL

This portrait of Jan Huyghen van Linschoten was completed by Belgian engraver and goldsmith Theodore de Bry. Van Linschoten was a Dutch traveler and Historian. He returned from his international travels in 1592 and his findings were published as ‘Itinerario, voyagie ofte Ship-vaert’. Later editions were published with English, Latin, French and Dutch text. The engraver De Bry worked in England between 1586-1588. He engraved maps for English edition of ‘The Mariners Mirrour’ and later his own ‘Grand Voyages’ which was completed by his sons in 1601.

Reference, Tooley’s Dictionary of Mapmakers, Early World Press, 2004

Deutsch
Portrait Kartograph Linschoten
Bry, Theodore de
1599
Kupferstich
Unkoloriert
10,2 x 14 cm
ORIGINALKARTE