[Netherlands. Wadden Sea/Zuiderzee] Carte des Entrees du Suyder Zee et de l'Embs

(...) entre la Hollande et la Frise (...). Handcoloured engraved map on 2 joined leaves by Pierre Mortier after Herman van Loon. From Le Neptune Francois by Pierre Mortier, Amsterdam, 1693. 60 x 87 cm, with narrow margins along top and bottom. With insert in upper left corner: Suite de la carte du Suyder Zee depuis l'isle d'Urck jusque a Amsterdam, same scale as the main map and fitting on top. South at the top.

Map border with. sm. tear on right-hand side and a few dam. spots along bottom, several closed tears; map with some browning, a few spots more heavily so; handcolouring somewhat sloppy in places. Highly detailed map of the entrance to the Zuiderzee and the entrance to the Dollard, Ems, with all sands and banks, coastal towns and villages, fish traps and anchorages, etc.