Bidspirit auction | 17th Century Engraved Map Galliae
17th Century Engraved Map Galliae Veteris Typus [Gaul France] by Pieter van Den Keere (1661) - Fine 17th Century Engraved Map Galliae Veteris Gaul France by Pieter van den (Peter) Keere (Kaerius), 1661 | Galliae Veteris [Of the Old Gaul], Depicting Gaul, France, British Channel, Belgium, Flanders) | Published by Johannes Janssonius (1588, Arnhem – buried July 11, 1664, Amsterdam) (born Jan Janszoon, in English also Jan Jansson) [J. Jansson] Amsterdam, 1661 | Issued 1661 | Map maker : Cluver | Engraved by P. Kaerius (P. van den Keere). Original centerfold map as issued | Approx. Dimensions: Sheet measures 7 7/8” H x 9 1/2” W; Printed area measures 6 1/8” H x 7 7/8” W | Pieter van den Keere (Latin: Peter Kaerius 1571 – c. 1646) was a Flemish engraver, publisher and globe maker who worked for the most part of his career in England and the Dutch Republic.