Der Zee-vaert Lof Handelende..in VI Boecken

1634

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History of navigation by the seafarer and writer Elias Herkmans. The book is illustrated with intaglio plates. The majority are done by Willem Basse, but one the illustration on page 97 is by the hand of Rembrandt.

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Title: Der Zee-vaert Lof Handelende..in VI Boecken
Author: Elias Herkmans (Dutch, ca. 1596–1644)
Artist: Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, Leiden 1606–1669 Amsterdam)
Artist: Willem Basse (Dutch, 1613–1672)
Printer: Jan Frederiksz. Stam (Dutch, active ca. 1630–1650)
Publisher: Jacob Piertersz. Wachter (Dutch, ca. 1590–1649/50) , Amsterdam
Date: 1634
Medium: Etched and Engraved Illustrations
Dimensions: 12 3/8 × 8 1/8 × 1 5/16 in. (31.5 × 20.7 × 3.3 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1918
Object Number: 18.53.14
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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