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Antique Plan of Batavia, Capital of the Dutch East Indies, by Van Der Aa, 1725
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Antique map titled 'Plan de Batavia'. (Plan of Batavia.) This plate shows a plan of the city of Batavia / Jakarta in Indonesia. With extensive legend, compass rose and scale. This plate originates from the very scarse: 'La galerie agreable du monde'. Tome premier des Indes Orientales.', published by P. van der Aa, Leyden, c. 1725. This famous work was published in 66 parts and is the biggest print / map book ever published. Van der Aa incorporated plates by other publishers such as Blaeu, Visscher, de Wit, meurs, Halma, Mortier, Allard in this work and often added broad decorative borders. Probably the costliest and complete universal geographic work ever produced. It is said that only 100 copies were printed. Ref: Koeman Aa9; Phillips 2780 note.
Artists and Engravers: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden 1659-1733) was a Dutch publisher best known for preparing maps and atlases. The Galerie Agreable contains plates and maps by the best Dutch engravers: Luiken, Goeree, Mulder, Stoopendaal, ao.
Condition: Good. General age related toning and occasional light staining from handling. Paper edge uncut and thus irregular. Original middle fold as issued. Please study image carefully.
Date: 1725
Overall size: 49 x 38 cm.
Image size: 27.5 x 21.5 cm.
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- Creator:Pieter Van Der Aa (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 14.97 in (38 cm)Width: 19.3 in (49 cm)Depth: 0 in (0.01 mm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1725
- Condition:Condition: Good. General age related toning and occasional light staining from handling. Paper edge uncut and thus irregular. Original middle fold as issued. Please study image carefully.
- Seller Location:Langweer, NL
- Reference Number:Seller: PCT-21275'1stDibs: LU3054329261502
Pieter Van Der Aa
Pieter van der Aa began his career at Leiden in 1683 as a Latin trade publisher, publishing classical texts about medicine and science. He was a Dutch publisher of maps and atlases active in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. During his long and impressive career, Van der Aa produced thousands of maps, including a vast 28 volume atlas containing no less than 3,000 maps.
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