
Artist: Arnoldus Montanus (c. 1625–1683) was a Dutch teacher and author.
Engraver or Printer: Jacob van Meurs (1619/1620 - c. 1680) was a Dutch engraver and publisher. Active from 1651 to 1680, he specialized in works of geography, travelogues, and history.
Title: De Groote Tempel Buyten Saccay (Engraved view of the great Temple in Osaka) Grand Temple proche de Saccai, on Japon.
Titled and Signed in plate: De Groote Tempel Buyten Saccay (Engraved view of the great Temple in Osaka) Grand Temple proche de Saccai, on Japon. [Includes key to the various locations]. A Leide, chez Pierre van der Aa.
Dimensions: Sheet 13" x 10". Frame 20 3/4' x 17 3/8".
Publisher: Pieter van der Aa (1659 – 1733) was a Dutch publisher best known for preparing maps and atlases, though he also printed pirated editions of foreign
bestsellers and illustrated volumes.
Edition: possibly, La Galerie agreable du monde ou l'on voit en un grand nombre de cartes ... et de belles tailles-douces, les prinzipaux empires, roiaumes, republiques, provinces, villes, bourges (etc.). Cette Partie comprend le Japon & Païs d'Eso. Tome 59.
Date: 1680.
Materials and Techniques: engraving on paper.
Mat and Frame: Matted and framed. Trimmed to the image and floated against the mat.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Wear and chips to the frame. Unexamined outside of the frame. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Dutch School XVII C.
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