The Map Colorist

by Rebecca D’Harlingue

Book Overview

In 1660, Amsterdam is the trading and map-printing capital of the world. Anneke van Brug is one of the colorists paid to enhance black-and-white maps for a growing number of collectors. Her artistic talent brings her to the attention of the Blaeu printing house, and she begins to color for a rich merchant, Willem de Groot. But Anneke is not content to simply embellish the work of others; she longs to create maps of her own. Cartography, however, is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1647425476
• ISBN13: 9781647425470
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: She Writes Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.4"