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Floris Balthasarwas a goldsmith, engraver and surveyor.
His first known work was a print of a halberdier from around 1597. In 1599 he was commissioned by the States General, on the advice of Maurits van Nassau , to record the Siege of Zaltbommel on a map. After this he was commissioned to also make a map of other military operations, such as the Battle of Nieuwpoort, the campaign of 1602, the Siege of Grave, the Siege of Sluis, the Siege of Jülik and the Battle of Gibraltar.
As a surveyor he and his son, Balthasar Florisz. van Berckenrode , three large maps for the Water Boards of Rijnland, Delfland and Schieland.
Place/Date:
n.p. / 1604
Size:
6.5 x 8.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
96446