Nicolaes Visscher I, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nicolaes Visscher I

Dutch engraver, cartographer, publisher

Date of Birth: 25-Jan-1618

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1679

Profession: cartographer, publisher

Nationality: Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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 him and continued the family tradition of mapmaking after his death.
Visscher died in Amsterdam in 1679 and was buried in the Nieuwezijds Kapel on 11 September of that year, though a death year of 1709 is maintained by some sources.