Le Neptune françois

Acquired From: Leen Helmink

Colouring: Coloured

Condition: Good

Confirmed: 3/10/2024

Date Acquired: 1/8/2020

Description: The frontispiece of the atlas features a hand-colored engraving by Jan van Vianen, depicting Neptune riding a seashell-shaped chariot drawn by four hippocampi, mythical creatures with the upper body of a horse and the lower body of a fish. The god of the sea is escorted by tritons, who command the waves by blowing their conch shells. In the background, an armada sails to war amid cannon fire and lightning.

First published: Vianen, Jan van Le Neptune François, ou Atlas Nouveau des Cartes Marines. Levées et Gravées par ordre exprès du Roy, Paris Pieter Mortier

Mapmaker: Vianen, Jan van (ca. 1660-1726)

Price: 700

Primary Category: Titlepage

Purchase Reference: Ledger 2022

References: Koeman, Atlantes, IV, M.Mor 1A: M.Mor 5,E.

Sheet size (cm): 36.7×50

Shirley ID #: 70 Courtiers and Cannibals

Technique: Copper Engraving

This state: 1693