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FRIESLAND - TRAMEZZINO, MICHELE (fl.1539-62).
Frisiae antiquissimae trans rhenum provinc. Et adiacentium regionem nova et exacta descriptio. Venice: Michele Tramezzino, 1558. Engraved map of Friesland and Groningen by Jacob Bos, 498 x 395mm, trimmed with original extended margins (Some light discolouration at the right-centre of map.)
A very rare and highly important map of Friesland and Groningen. It is derived from one of the five large-scale woodblock maps of Netherlands provinces by Jacob van Deventer (c.1500-1575). It is thought that Deventer first published his map of Friesland in 1545, but no copies have survived. A small-scale version was included in Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia of 1550, and Bernard van den Putte used what are though to be Deventer's original blocks to print an edition in 1559. The present map, Michele Tramezzino's only edition, is thus the earliest extant record of Deventer's original. It is a masterpiece of engraving by Jacob Bos, and captures the delicate balance between his highly-detailed treatment of the land juxtaposed with artistic portrayals of the sea. Friesland, with its numerous towns and meers is projected into the Zuyder and North Seas, and the sandy chain of the Frisian Islands follows the north coast. The seas, represented by delicate waves are adorned with numerous ships. Tramezzino's edition became the map of record for the region, and was copied twice in Italy, and most notably by Ortelius in his Theatrum of 1570. Karrow no.253, Tooley:1939 no.218, Woodward:1996 watermark 191.
Frisiae antiquissimae trans rhenum provinc. Et adiacentium regionem nova et exacta descriptio. Venice: Michele Tramezzino, 1558. Engraved map of Friesland and Groningen by Jacob Bos, 498 x 395mm, trimmed with original extended margins (Some light discolouration at the right-centre of map.)
A very rare and highly important map of Friesland and Groningen. It is derived from one of the five large-scale woodblock maps of Netherlands provinces by Jacob van Deventer (c.1500-1575). It is thought that Deventer first published his map of Friesland in 1545, but no copies have survived. A small-scale version was included in Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia of 1550, and Bernard van den Putte used what are though to be Deventer's original blocks to print an edition in 1559. The present map, Michele Tramezzino's only edition, is thus the earliest extant record of Deventer's original. It is a masterpiece of engraving by Jacob Bos, and captures the delicate balance between his highly-detailed treatment of the land juxtaposed with artistic portrayals of the sea. Friesland, with its numerous towns and meers is projected into the Zuyder and North Seas, and the sandy chain of the Frisian Islands follows the north coast. The seas, represented by delicate waves are adorned with numerous ships. Tramezzino's edition became the map of record for the region, and was copied twice in Italy, and most notably by Ortelius in his Theatrum of 1570. Karrow no.253, Tooley:1939 no.218, Woodward:1996 watermark 191.
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