Description
Old color example of this detailed chart of the Straits of Gibraltar, illustrating the coastlines and tidal flows into and out of the Strait.
Includes rhumb lines and 4 tables charting the tides.
Condition Description
Old color. Minor toning. Marginal damp stains at the top and left, just with some within printed image at top left.
Pierre Mortier Biography
Pierre, or Pieter, Mortier (1661-1711) was a Dutch engraver, son of a French refugee. He was born in Leiden. In 1690 he was granted a privilege to publish French maps in Dutch lands. In 1693 he released the first and accompanying volume of the Neptune Francois. The third followed in 1700. His son, Cornelis (1699-1783), would partner with Johannes Covens I, creating one of the most important map publishing companies of the eighteenth century.