Stock# 95301
Description
Interesting map of Colombia, Panama, Venezuela, and Ecuador which appeared the enlarged Cloppenburg edition of Mercator's Atlas Minor.
The map has a curiously crude engraving quality adding to its charm.
Johannes Cloppenburg Biography
Johannes Cloppenburg (sometimes Cloppenburgh; also H. Jan Evertsz and Johannes Everhardus) was a Dutch cartographer. Based in Amsterdam, he was active between roughly 1610 and 1644. He worked closely with the Hondius/Jansson firm and is credited with the 1630 edition of the Atlas Minor.