Old antique map of America, by Hugo Allard. c. 1661
California as an island.
This very rare America map is geographically identical to de Wit's map of 1660. Allard embellished the map along the bottom with a large scene of Europeans trading with the natives. There is only one known state of this map.
The Allard Family
The founder of this family of map-makers, publishers and print-sellers was Huych (Hugo) Allard (1625-1691). He worked in Amsterdam in 1684 and is supposed to have begun his business as early as 1645. He died in 1691, leaving his shop to his son, Carel Allard (1648-c. 1706). Carel brought out many maps and some atlases. His atlases are mainly composed of maps from the stock of other publishers like Janssonius and De Wit. However, some maps were his original creations. For these maps, the States of Holland granted him a privilege in 1683.
One of the sons of Carel, Abraham Allard (1676-c.1730), joined his father in the map trade and was accepted as a member of the ‘Constvercoopers gilde’ (Art dealer’s Guild) in 1708.
The original geographical maps by Allard, designed and cut between 1680 and 1700, are very decorative, well-composed and up-to-date.
Nova Totius Americae sive Novi Orbis Tabula.
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Category: Antique maps > America > The Americas
Old, antique map of America, by Hugo Allard.
California as an island.
Date of the first edition: c. 1661
Date of this map: c. 1661
Engraved by Jan van den Velde.
Copper engraving, printed on paper.
Size (not including margins): 45 x 56cm (17.6 x 21.8 inches)
Verso: Blank
Condition: Original coloured, centrefold and right margin restored.
Condition Rating: B
References: Burden, #370; McLaughlin, #7; Wagner, #340.
Separate publication.
This very rare America map is geographically identical to de Wit's map of 1660. Allard embellished the map along the bottom with a large scene of Europeans trading with the natives. There is only one known state of this map.
California as an island.
This very rare America map is geographically identical to de Wit's map of 1660. Allard embellished the map along the bottom with a large scene of Europeans trading with the natives. There is only one known state of this map.
The Allard Family
The founder of this family of map-makers, publishers and print-sellers was Huych (Hugo) Allard (1625-1691). He worked in Amsterdam in 1684 and is supposed to have begun his business as early as 1645. He died in 1691, leaving his shop to his son, Carel Allard (1648-c. 1706). Carel brought out many maps and some atlases. His atlases are mainly composed of maps from the stock of other publishers like Janssonius and De Wit. However, some maps were his original creations. For these maps, the States of Holland granted him a privilege in 1683.
One of the sons of Carel, Abraham Allard (1676-c.1730), joined his father in the map trade and was accepted as a member of the ‘Constvercoopers gilde’ (Art dealer’s Guild) in 1708.
The original geographical maps by Allard, designed and cut between 1680 and 1700, are very decorative, well-composed and up-to-date.
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