Original antique copperengraving, handcoloured with the map of Rotterdam.
NIEUWE PLATTE GROND VANDE STAD ROTTERDAM Geleegen aande Rivieren de Maase en de Rotte.
/ PLAN NOUVEAU DE LA VILLE DE ROTTERDAM Située sur les Rivieres de la Meuse et de la Rotte.
Title in Dutch & French in a stone under in the engraving.with a scalebar of 50 Schiedamse Roeden
Top left a leganda with 76 aanwijzingen der voornaamste straten gebouwen ( Streets & Buildings )
and top right in cartouche the cat of arms of the state Holland and on the right of the city Rotterdam,
where under legenda 79 - 111 &
Dit plan verbetert en accuraat nagesien, 1768. te Amsterdam by J. COVENS & ZOON.
First issue of this rare big map was in 1733 by Hendrik de Leth in Amsterdam.
This is a later publishing from 1768 , renewed by Covens & Zoon in Amsterdam.
Amsterdam 1768 by Covens & Zoon
Height: 40,5 cm. ( 16 inches. )
Width : 48 cm. ( 18.9 inches. )