A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World: Viz. Asia, Affrica, Europe, America, with...Grecia, Roman Empire, Germanie, Bohemia, France, Belgia, Spaine, Italie, Hungarie, Denmarke, Poland, Persia...Together with...Great Brittaines empire
Medium
Illustrations: engraving and etching
Dimensions
16 15/16 x 12 5/8 x 1 3/16 in. (43 x 32 x 3 cm)
Classification
Books
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
Accession Number
41.100.207
Tags
Art Historical Context
This 1631 atlas, titled *A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World*, represents a remarkable achievement in early modern cartography. Compiled under the direction of English mapmaker John Speed and published with contributions from engravers such as Abraham Goos and Cornelis Danckertsz, the volume combines engraved and etched maps of continents and nations, from Asia and the Americas to detailed views of European realms and the expanding British Empire. Its compact yet richly illustrated format made geographic knowledge accessible to an educated audience eager to understand a rapidly ex...
About the Artist
John Speed|John Dawson|George Humble|Cornelis Danckertsz. I|Abraham Goos|Evert Symonsz. Hamersveldt (British|British|British|Dutch|Dutch|Netherlandish) · 1552 |1600 |1600 |1603 |1600 |1519 –1629 |1700 |1700 |1656 |1643 |1648
British, Farndon, Cheshire 1551/52–1629 London|London|London|Dutch, ca. 1603–1656|Dutch, active Amsterdam, cited 1600–1643|Netherlandish, 1519–1648 or later