Jakob van der Schley was a skilled draftsman and engraver who operated out of Amsterdam and had strong ties with the Hague. He was trained by Bernard Picart and his style resembles that of the elder man. Van der Schely was known for intricately engraved portraits and frontispieces. He signed most of the plates used in the Hague edition of the Abbe Prevost's Histoire generale des voyages.
Detailed regional map of the Gulf of Bengal and the lower Ganges River. Marvelous detail.
Detailed map of the region from the mouth of the Persian Gulf to the Maldives. Includes large decorative cartouche and compass rose.
Detailed map of the region from the mouth of the Persian Gulf to the Maldives. Includes large decorative cartouche and compass rose.
Detailed plan of the area around Batavia, including a small area southeast of the town plan which is named Jacarta. Includes notes on the Gardens, roads, rivers and other features around what is now Jakarta.
Detailed map of the Molucas. One of the maps produced for the Dutch edition of Bellin's work.
Detailed map of the Philippines and islands to the south, including the Moluques, part of the New Guinea, Gilolo, Timor and parts of Borneo and Java. From a Dutch edition of Bellin's Atlas.
Detailed map of the Region from Siam and Mindoro to Sumatra, Java and the Straits of Maskasar, centered on Borneo. Decorative compass rose. Nice full wash color.
Detailed map of Java and Madura, with outline color showing the provinces on Java and a host of other details. Decorative cartouche and compass rose.
Striking full color example of the Dutch edition of Bellin's fine map of the Arabian Peninsula. Includes an elaborate cartouche and detailed charting of the coastline of the Arabian Peninsula, Red Sea, Straits of Ormuz, etc. The Red Sea is...
