The Fossa Eugenia by M. Pitt, J. Janssonius van Waesberghe. 1680-1683
Moses Pitt (1641-1697)
Moses Pitt, a London based map publisher and bookseller, planned a 12-volume world atlas based on Janssonius’ Atlas Maior. He entered into a partnership with Johann van Waesbergen, one of the heirs of Johannes Janssonius, and Steven Swart. Both publishers had versions with their own imprint. Only four volumes were issued. The undertaking ruined him, and he was imprisoned for two years for debt.
The maps are generally printed from reworked plates of Janssonius. The imprint of Janssonius van Waesbergen and Pitt is added and, to facilitate finding places with the index, the grid of parallels and meridians is added. In all probability, the maps were printed in Amsterdam and shipped to Oxford to be bound with the text.
Fossa Eugeniana quae a Rheno ad Mosam duci coepta est, Anno MDCXXVI ...
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Category: Antique maps > Europe > The Netherlands
Old, antique of Gelderland - Fossa Eugenia, by Moses Pitt.
Title: Fossa Eugeniana quae a Rheno ad Mosam duci coepta est, Anno MDCXXVI ...
Copper engraving, printed on paper.
Size (not including margins): 375 x 495mm (14.76 x 19.49 inches).
Verso: Blank.
Condition: Old coloured, 3 small verdigris areas repaired.
Condition Rating: B+.
From: The English Atlas. London, 1680-83.
Moses Pitt (1641-1697)
Moses Pitt, a London based map publisher and bookseller, planned a 12-volume world atlas based on Janssonius’ Atlas Maior. He entered into a partnership with Johann van Waesbergen, one of the heirs of Johannes Janssonius, and Steven Swart. Both publishers had versions with their own imprint. Only four volumes were issued. The undertaking ruined him, and he was imprisoned for two years for debt.
The maps are generally printed from reworked plates of Janssonius. The imprint of Janssonius van Waesbergen and Pitt is added and, to facilitate finding places with the index, the grid of parallels and meridians is added. In all probability, the maps were printed in Amsterdam and shipped to Oxford to be bound with the text.
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