Atlas of Henry VIII (Barb. Lat. 4357), 1542-1547. Facsimile of the atlas and the…

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Atlas of Henry VIII (Barb. Lat. 4357), 1542-1547. Facsimile of the atlas and the world map in oval projection and commentary. With numerous portrait maps heightened in gold. Stuttgart, Belser, 2020. 4°. Hardcover with gilt embossing and cloth together in OLwd-case. Atlas of Henry VIII (Barb. Lat. 4357), 1542-1547. Facsimile of the atlas and the world map in oval projection and commentary. With numerous portrait maps heightened in gold. Stuttgart, Belser, 2020. 4°. Softcover with gilt embossing and cloth together in OLwd-case. One of 999 numbered copies. - Very good condition. - This atlas was produced around 1542 in Venice for King Henry VIII (1491-1547) and was created by Battista Agnese (ca. 1500-1564). He is considered one of the most accomplished and productive cartographers of the 16th century and received numerous commissions for atlases from European rulers, including King Henry VIII of England in 1542. All parts of this atlas are related to each other, linking the conquests, new discoveries and adventures of mankind into a universal structure. One of 999 numbered copies. - Atlas of Henry VIII (Barb. Lat. 4357), 1542-1547. Facsimile of the atlas and the world map in oval projection. Together with a scientific commentary volume by Ingrid Baumgärnter. Atlas in leather binding with gold embossing. The world map 4° and in canvas binding. With numerous Portland maps heightened in gold. Together in original canvas case. - Very good condition. - Facsimile of the world-famous atlas and world map created by the Italian cartographer Battista Agense on commission for Henry VIII. in 1542.

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Atlas of Henry VIII (Barb. Lat. 4357), 1542-1547. Facsimile of the atlas and the world map in oval projection and commentary. With numerous portrait maps heightened in gold. Stuttgart, Belser, 2020. 4°. Hardcover with gilt embossing and cloth together in OLwd-case. Atlas of Henry VIII (Barb. Lat. 4357), 1542-1547. Facsimile of the atlas and the world map in oval projection and commentary. With numerous portrait maps heightened in gold. Stuttgart, Belser, 2020. 4°. Softcover with gilt embossing and cloth together in OLwd-case. One of 999 numbered copies. - Very good condition. - This atlas was produced around 1542 in Venice for King Henry VIII (1491-1547) and was created by Battista Agnese (ca. 1500-1564). He is considered one of the most accomplished and productive cartographers of the 16th century and received numerous commissions for atlases from European rulers, including King Henry VIII of England in 1542. All parts of this atlas are related to each other, linking the conquests, new discoveries and adventures of mankind into a universal structure. One of 999 numbered copies. - Atlas of Henry VIII (Barb. Lat. 4357), 1542-1547. Facsimile of the atlas and the world map in oval projection. Together with a scientific commentary volume by Ingrid Baumgärnter. Atlas in leather binding with gold embossing. The world map 4° and in canvas binding. With numerous Portland maps heightened in gold. Together in original canvas case. - Very good condition. - Facsimile of the world-famous atlas and world map created by the Italian cartographer Battista Agense on commission for Henry VIII. in 1542.

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C. VERMEULEN (1644) after WERFF (1659), Portrait of Anne of Cleves (1515-1557), Copper engraving Cornelis Vermeulen (around 1644 Antwerp - around 1708 ibid.) after Adriaen van der Werff (1659 Rotterdam - 1722 ibid.): Portrait of Anne of Cleves (1515-1557), , Copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving on Paper Inscription: At the lower part signed in the printing plate: "Adr.n vander Werff pinx. / Vermeulen sculps.". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "Anne de Cleves [...]". Date: Description: Portrait en face of Henry VIII's fourth wife. Probably after the painting by Hans Holbein the Younger. Person: Anna von Kleve (1515 Düsseldorf - 1557 London) She was the fourth wife of the English King Henry VIII and was thus Queen of England from 6 January 1540 to 9 July 1540. Henry VIII planned another marriage for political reasons after the death of his third wife Jane Seymour. He chose Anne of Cleves because he liked her portrait painted by Hans Holbein, and signed the marriage contract without having met her personally. After their first meeting, he apparently felt disappointed in his expectations and had the marriage, concluded on 6 January 1540 in Greenwich, declared invalid six months later. Keywords: Queen, Henry VIII, , Portrait, Queen, Landscape, 18th century, Rococo, Portraits, United Kingdom, Size: Paper: 35,1 cm x 21,5 cm (13,8 x 8,5 in), Plate: 31,5 cm x 18,4 cm (12,4 x 7,2 in), Depiction: 29,4 cm x 17,0 cm (11,6 x 6,7 in) Condition: Very good condition. Some staining to lower margin.

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