Guinea  by Reinier & Joshua Ottens
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Guinea 1745

Reinier & Joshua Ottens

€ 475

Inter-Antiquariaat Mefferdt & De Jonge

  • About the artwork
    Tractus littorales Guineæ a Promontorio Verde usque ad Sinum CatenbelaeCopper engraving published as part of the Atlas der Zeevaart by Reinier and Joshua Ottens in Amsterdam c. 1745. Original hand colouring. Size 56,5 x 48,5 cm. West coast of Africa from modern northern Mauritania to northern Angola. Includes a decorative title cartouche with native and European people and local fauna. Includes two compass roses. The map is based on an earlier edition with the same title by Frederick de Wit. price: Euro475,- (excl. VAT/BTW)
  • About the artist

    The period from 1630 to 1700 was the "golden age" of Dutch cartography. The maps were perceived as works of art, manual work was highly valued, engraving was at the highest level, but from the point of view of the geographical accuracy, maps of Dutch masters were inferior to maps produced in Germany, France and other European countries.

    Joachim, the founder of the Ottens firm, was born in Amsterdam and initially worked as a copper engraver. In 1711 he founded his own firm engaged in publishing and printing business, selling books, maps, postcards and illustrating them.

    Although Joachim died a few years later, his sons, Renier and Joshua, successfully continued their father's business. The most significant contribution to the cartography of the Ottens family was the huge multivolume atlases they made to order, such as Atlas Major. Some Atlas issues are composed of more than 800 separately issued maps.

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