Parliamo Italiano
[Broadsheet map of the Great Fire of London]
VENCKEL, Jacob.
Platte Grondt der Verbrande Stadt London. Amsterdam: Jacob Venckel, 1667. 210 x 285mm, with letterpress text underneath. Narrow left margin.
A scarce broadsheet (i.e. issued loose) account of the Great Fire of London, published only a year after the event. The main map shows the extend of the destruction, with an inset prospect of the City in flames and a map showing the Hooke's plan for rebuilding the city. Under the map is an extensive Dutch text detailing the devastation. HOWGEGO: 24.
[Ref: 9427]
£1,900.00
($2,926 • €2,280 rates)
