Nicolaes Visscher II
Dutch engraver, cartographer, publisher
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| Intro | Dutch engraver, cartographer, publisher | ||
| A.K.A. | Nicholas Visscher Nicolas Visscher | ||
| A.K.A. | Nicholas Visscher Nicolas Visscher | ||
| Places | Netherlands | ||
| was | Cartographer | ||
| Work field | Arts Science | ||
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| Birth | 1649, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands | ||
| Death | 1702Amsterdam, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands (aged 53 years) | ||
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Nicolaes Visscher II (1649, Amsterdam – 1702, Amsterdam) was a Dutch engraver, cartographer and publisher. He was the son of Nicolaes Visscher I and the grandson of Claes Janszoon Visscher. After his death, his wife, Elisabeth, continued the family tradition of mapmaking and publishing. The works, engraved plates, were then sold to Peter Schenk, who also reprinted them.
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Indiae orientalis, nec non insularum adiacentium nova descriptio
T Eylandt Walcheren