The Black Sea, Crimea and Constantinople.

Visscher, Nicolaes. The Black Sea and channel of Constantinople. "Nouvel carte de la Mer Noire et du Canal de Constantinople...." Amsterdam. Visscher, Nicolaes , "in de Visscher, Klaverstraat". circa 1680
Copper engraved map of the Black sea, Crimea with inset map of the Dardenells and constantinople by Nicolaes Visscher. Original full wash colour; verso blank.
The map shows the black sea with crimea with an inset map to upper right of the Dardenells and Constantinople. Dark impression; bright original full wash colour, old ink number to upper right corner and light brown spots to edge of upper margin

Nicolaes Visscher, 1618-1679
Nicolaes Visscher took over the business of his late father Claes Janszoon Visscher in 1652, and went on to publish his "Atlas Contractus Orbis Terrarum " in 1657. He produced a number of world maps not just for the Atlas but also to be inserted in Bibles.


The Visscher family were prominent Dutch map publishers for nearly a century.
Claes Jansz Visscher ( 1587 - 1652 ) established the firm in Amsterdam near the offices of Pieter van den Keer and Jadocus Hondius. Many hypothesize that he may have been one of Hondius's pupils
The first Visscher maps appear around 1620 and include numerous individual maps as well as an atlas compiled of maps by various cartographers including Visscher himself.
Upon the death of Claes, the firmpassed to Nicholas Visscher I, and would, in turn, eventually be passed on to his son, Nicholas Visscher II.
Most of the maps bearing the Visscher imprint were produced by these two men.
Many Visscher maps also bear the imprint Piscator (a Latinized version of Visscher) and often feature the image of an elderly fisherman.
Upon the death of Nicholas Visscher II, the business was carried on by the widowed Elizabeth Visscher until it was eventually sold to Peter Schenk.
Zacharakis 3636/2358 485 by 577mm (19 by 22¾ inches).   ref: 2767  €650