Cornelis Jansz. Bree de Oude ( - )

Field(s) of interest: Navigating instruments
Gender: male




Biography:
Cornelis de Bree de Oude was a compass maker opposite the Haringpakkerstoren, in 'Het Oude Cromhout' in Amsterdam, in 1672. He was the father of Cornelis de Bree de Jonge; he was still alive in 1729 and then named as a sail maker.

Collection: No work by him is on record.

Occupations:
instrument maker: 1672 (Amsterdam)

Sources:
Kuile, S. ter and W.F.J. Mörzer Bruyns, Amsterdamse kompasmakers ca.1580-ca.1850. (Amsterdam 1999), 52.