Bidspirit auction | Mortier after Jaillot - Map

Mortier after Jaillot - Map of North America [Amerique Septentrionale] - This magnificent originally hand-colored engraved map is from Pieter Mortier's Atlas nouveau contenant toutes les parties du monde . The work was published in Paris circa 1696. The map was based on the work of French cartographer, Alexis-Hubert Jaillot. He modeled his map after the map of Nicolas Sanson published in 1656. Pieter Mortier (1669-1711) was an Dutch mapmaker, engraver, and bookseller. He was the son of a French refugee. He was granted a privilege to publish French maps in the Netherlands in 1690, and printed his first work there in 1693. Mortier's family continued to publish and sell books in the Dutch Republic for three generations. Paper Size: ~ 25” by 21” (Fold Out) Paper Type or Special Features: Originally Hand-colored Engraving