Netherlands - Leiden; F. de Wit - Lugduni Batavorum vulgo Leyden ...

Very fine, large-format and highly detailed city map of Leiden in a bird's-eye view, with the buildings shown in relief. Full title at the top in typographic script: 'Lugduni Batavorum vulgo Leyden sic ultimo amplificatie delineatio'. Bottom left a cartouche with figures legend 1-27, beneath it imprint: 'F. de Wit Excudit Amstelodami', Published by Frederik de Wit in 1698 in his supplement to Blaeu's Stedenboek van de Nederlanden in 1698, after a large wall map produced by Christiaan van der Hagen in 1675. Full title at the top in typographic script: 'Lugduni Batavorum vulgo Leyden sic ultimo amplificatie delineatio'. Bottom left a cartouche with figures legenda 1-27, beneath it imprint: 'F. de Wit Excudit Amstelodami'. In excellent condition, full sheet 53.5 x 61 cm with full margins, original folds flattened, uncolored.

Estimate:$558.67

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