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Southeast Asia: 'Kaart der Koningryken Siam, Tonkin, Pegu, Ava, Arakan' (Map of Siam, Tonkin, Pegu, Ava and Arakan), Jacobus van der Schley (1715-1779), c. 1753

Jakob van der Schley aka Jakob van Schley (26 July 1715 Amsterdam - 12 February 1779 Amsterdam) was a Dutch draughtsman and engraver. He studied under Bernard Picart (1673-1733) whose style he subsequently copied. His main interests were engraving portraits and producing illustrations for 'La Vie de Marianne' by Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (1688-1763), published in The Hague between 1735 and 1747. He also engraved the frontispieces for a 15-volume edition of the complete works of Pierre de Brantôme (1540-1614), 'Oeuvres du seigneur de Brantôme', published in The Hague in 1740.
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Southeast Asia: 'Kaart der Koningryken Siam, Tonkin, Pegu, Ava, Arakan' (Map of Siam, Tonkin, Pegu, Ava and Arakan), Jacobus van der Schley (1715-1779), c. 1753
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Jakob van der Schley aka Jakob van Schley (26 July 1715 Amsterdam - 12 February 1779 Amsterdam) was a Dutch draughtsman and engraver. He studied under Bernard Picart (1673-1733) whose style he subsequently copied. His main interests were engraving portraits and producing illustrations for 'La Vie de Marianne' by Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (1688-1763), published in The Hague between 1735 and 1747. He also engraved the frontispieces for a 15-volume edition of the complete works of Pierre de Brantôme (1540-1614), 'Oeuvres du seigneur de Brantôme', published in The Hague in 1740.
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4100 x 4336 px | 50.9 MB
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34.7 x 36.7 cm | 13.7 x 14.5 in (300 dpi)
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