Nicolaes Visscher II (1649,

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– 1702, Amsterdam) was a Dutch engraver, cartographer and publisher. He was the son of

Nicolaes Visscher I Nicolaes Visscher I (25 January 1618, Amsterdam – buried 11 September 1679, Amsterdam) was a Dutch engraver, cartographer and publisher. He was the son of Claes Janszoon Visscher. His son, Nicolaes Visscher II (1649–1702), also worked with hi ...

and the grandson of

Claes Janszoon Visscher Claes Janszoon Visscher (1587 – 19 June 1652) was a Dutch Golden Age draughtsman, engraver, mapmaker, and publisher. He was the founder of the successful Visscher family mapmaking business. The firm that he established in Amsterdam would be p ...

. After his death, his wife, Elisabeth, continued the family tradition of mapmaking and publishing. The works, engraved plates, were then sold to Peter Schenk, who also reprinted them.

Works

File:Nicolaes Visscher Indiae Orientalis.jpg, ''Indiae orientalis, nec non insularum adiacentium nova descriptio'' File:Walcheren 1681 Visscher II.jpg, ''T Eylandt Walcheren''

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* 1649 births 1702 deaths Engravers from Amsterdam Dutch Golden Age printmakers 17th-century Dutch cartographers {{Netherlands-bio-stub