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Description

A fine and detailed map of Limburg and Dalem in the southern Netherlands. The map includes a separate sheet with an alphabetical table of towns and villages within Limburg. 

Based on the work of Nicholas Sanson, the map highlights the counties and lordships of Faquemont, Rolduc, Salem, Herve, Balen, Sprimont, Monzen, etc,   Major cities are colored coded in red including Aachen, Maastricht, Liege, Limburg, etc.  The map is embellished with a beautifully engraved title cartouche, scale of distance, a compass, and remarks.  Abbeys, chateaus, forts, windmills, and paths are noted throughout the region.

Reiner & Joshua Ottens Biography

The Ottens brothers, Reiner and Joshua, operated a successful printing partnership in the mid-eighteenth century (fl. 1726-1765). They began the venture in 1726, publishing maps and other prints as “R & I Ottens.” They specialized in the reprinting of others’ work, especially Guillaume De L’Isle. In 1750, Reiner died; his soon, also Reiner, took his place, but the firm began listing their works as “Joshua & Reiner Ottens.” The firm lasted until Joshua’s death in 1765. Joshua’s widow, Johanna de Lindt, sold their remaining stock of plates in 1784.