Utrecht/Het Gooi – Justus Danckerts, 1700

“Dominii Ultraiectini Tabula”. Copper engraving published in 1700 by Justus Danckerts in Amsterdam. With original hand colouring. Size approx. 46 × 54.5 cm.

This map centers on the city of Utrecht and depicts the area between Amsterdam, Amersfoort, and Schoonhoven, showing the region’s vast system of canals and polders.

The piece is richly decorated with a figurative cartouche featuring the coat of arms of Utrecht, the archbishop, and cherubs carrying the land’s produce. A small compass rose in the lower right corner indicates that north is positioned at the lower right. The scale bars, placed in another cartouche at the lower right, show distances measured in “hours’ walking” (uren gaans) and German miles.

The Danckerts family was a renowned publisher of maps, prints, and books in 17th-century Amsterdam. The publishing house had a long history, founded around 1633 when Cornelis Danckerts I (the elder) began as a dealer in papiere const (paper art) and maps. The Danckerts publishing firm reached its greatest fame when Justus Danckerts I (1635–1701) and his two sons Theodorus I (1663–1727) and Cornelis II (1664–1717) were active.

From 1669 to 1701, Justus I and his sons operated a shop in the building In de Danckbaerheyt on Kalverstraat.

Price: Euro 425,-