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Antonio
Pazza was an Italian painter (born in |
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Bernard
Picart was born in Paris in 1673, the son of an engraver. He studied at
the Académie Royale and initially followed in his father’s footsteps,
engraving copperplates of works by well known contemporary painters.
After spending a couple of years in Iscra
offers authentic prints by Bernard Picart from 'Cérémonies
et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde' as well as
from 'Le Temple des Muses' |
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Reynolds, James / John Emslie John
Emslie was a draughtsman & engraver and Emslie, who collaborated
with James Reynolds to publish astronomical diagrams, issued single or
in sets |
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Sanson, Nicolas
(1600-1667) The Sansons was a well-known 17th century family of French cartographers.The
founder of their map shop was Nicolas
(1600–1667), who grew up in D’Abbeville. Their first atlas
which included 100 maps was published in 1654; the second one, 'Cartes
Générales de Toutes les Parties du Monde', appeared in 1658. The
importance of Sanson is reflected by the fact that it is with his maps
that the center of cartographic publishing and influence shifted from
the Low Countries to France.The business was expanded with the arrival
of his three sons, Nicolas (1626-1648), Adrian, and Guillaume as well as
a nephew, Gilles Robert de Vaugondy and grandson Pierre Moulard -Sanson.
Of course the collaboration his son-in-law, cartographer Pierre du Val,
was of great importance too. All came into the family business and the
firm flourished for almost a hundred years. Nikolas
Sanson died in |
| Stoopendaal,
Bastiaan (1637-1693)
Bastiaan
Stoopendaal made maps for the so-called Keur Bibles and worked mostly in
the circle of Nicolaes Visscher. He also made a lot of famous houses and
places of the Stoopendaal,
Daniel (1672 - 1726) Daniel
Stoopendaal was born in 1672 and was active at Amsterdam from 1685 to 1713
as an illustrator and engraver. Also Daniel Stoopendaal made maps
for the so-called Keur Bibles. He died in 1726. |
| Tirion,
Isaak (1705-1765) Isaak
Tirion was a Dutch engraver, printer, publisher and book seller in |