Jan Jacobsz. Schipper

Schipper (1616-1669) was a bookseller, printer, and theatre poet in Amsterdam.

[1] Not much is known about Schipper’s early life, however he was registered to the Amsterdam bookseller’s guild on 28 October 1636, and married Suzanna Veselaers on 27 August 1650.

[2] In 1673 his widow started a printing house with Joseph Athias.

[3] Schipper was best known as the publisher of Calvin, De Brune, and particularly for Cats’ complete works.

He was also an accomplished translator of French prose, and a theatre poet in his own right.

Title page for Joan van Beverwyck, Alle de wercken, zo in de medicyne als chirurgie, Amsterdam, J.J. Schipper (publisher) 1656
Fragment of title page with cartouche of a deer hunt, bordered by swans, printed by the widow of Jan Jacobsz. Schipper