One of many title pages for his magnum opus Hedendaagsche historie
Isaak Tirion (1705 in Utrecht – 1765 in Amsterdam) was an 18th-century publisher from the Northern Netherlands.
Biography
According to the RKD, he is most remembered for his Hedendaagsche historie (Modern History) and his Vaderlandse Historie, both historical reference works that were illustrated with engravings by leading artists of Amsterdam.[1]
References
- ↑ Isaac Tirion in the RKD
External links
Media related to Isaak Tirion at Wikimedia Commons- Isaak Tirion on Artnet
- "Map of the Whole of Guiana or the Savage Coast, and the Spanish West Indies at the Northern End of South America" by Isaak Tirion
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