Stridbeck, Johann the Younger
Johann Stridbeck the Younger (1665 - 1714) was a German draughtsman, engraver and publisher, active in Augsburg. He trained adn worked under his father, the engraver and publisher Johann Stridbeck the Elder (died 1716). His father was the first printmaker and publisher in Augsburg who specialised in maps; making the family an importabt precursor for better-known mapmakers characterizing the city's work, Seutter and Lotter.
Comparing French and Dutch mappings of the New World.
Der Neuen Welt Begriff. Bestehende in 2 Haubt Theilen als Nord America und Sud America, Warinnen der Erste Meridian nach Frantzosischer art gezogen./ Der Neuen Welt Begriff. Bestehende in 2 Haubt Theilen als Nord America und Sud America, Warinnen der Erste Meridian nach Hollandischer art gezogen.
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This is a joined pair of maps of the Western Hemisphere, engraved by Johann Stridbeck for inclusion in Georg Bodenehr's small format 1716 atlas. The maps are presented side by side to contrast French and Dutch cartographic perspectives on the New World. In this singular example, the plate for the 'Dutch' America map is in its rare first state (with the explorers' medallions) rather than the more common second state. (more details)