Historic Map : De Wit Antique Map of The Central and Eastern Provinces of Netherlands (Overijssel, Gelderland), 1721, Vintage Wall Art

Historic Map : De Wit Antique Map of The Central and Eastern Provinces of Netherlands (Overijssel, Gelderland), 1721, Vintage Wall ArtThis is a scarce c. 1721 map of the provinces of Overijssel and Gelderland in Holland or the Netherlands by Frederik De Wit. Oriented with north in the east, it covers from Kampen south to Kleve in Germany and Arnhem east as far as Oldenzaal. The entire region is depicted in extraordinary detailed, offering both topographical and political information, with forests, swamps and mountains beautifully rendered in profile. Important cities of Zuphen,

This is a scarce c.1721 map of the provinces of Overijssel and Gelderland in Holland or the Netherlands by Frederik De Wit. Oriented with north in the east, it covers from Kampen south to Kleve in Germany and Arnhem east as far as Oldenzaal. The entire region is depicted in extraordinary detailed, offering both topographical and political information, with forests, swamps and mountains beautifully rendered in profile. Important cities of Zuphen, Zwolle, Deventer, Doesburg and Kampen are identified along the Ijssel and Nederrijn (or Nether Rhine) Rivers. The map includes a beautiful title cartouche and scale featuring angels. The map was printed shortly following the 1721 Covens and Mortier acquisition of De Wit's plates from Maria De Wit.