Werelt Caert - Stoopendaal c.1680 well-proportioned layout and professional hand-colouring

well-proportioned layout and professional hand-colouring used to distinguish the various provinces and regional boundaries

Scientific Annotations: The chart identifies the "Snow Line" for various regions and includes specific landmarks

Technique: Copperplate engraving with fine hand-coloring

or a depth sounding meticulously recorded by surveying vessels

Werelt Caert - Stoopendaal c.1680 well-proportioned layout and professional hand-colouringTitle: Werelt Caert (World Map) Cartographer: Daniel Stoopendaal Publisher: Keur Blooteling, Amsterdam Circa: 16801730 Technique: Copperplate Engraving with Hand Coloring This spectacular double hemisphere world map is a masterpiece of Dutch Baroque engraving. Designed by Daniel Stoopendaal, it was created to be bound into the prestigious Statenbijbelthe authorized Dutch translation of the Bible. Because these maps were kept within the protected pages