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C1713
(1728)
L’Afrique Selon les Nouvelles Observationes …
Mapmaker:
Rare, large map by Vander AA, first published in 1713, with an elaborate title cartouche comprising a seated female native with a lion, snake and elephants, set in a landscape. Unlike many maps of the period Vander Aa, omits much … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
L’Afrique Selon les Nouvelles Observationes Academiae Regiae Scientiarum et Exquisitissimas…..
Date:
C1713
(1728)
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition, a strong impression with wide margins, printed on two sheets as issued.
Technique:
Copper engraving uncoloured as issued.
Image Size:
660mm
x 475mm
Paper Size:
745mm
x 553mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1728
Description:
Rare, large map by Vander AA, first published in 1713, with an elaborate title cartouche comprising a seated female native with a lion, snake and elephants, set in a landscape. Unlike many maps of the period Vander Aa, omits much of the ‘current’ speculation of inland Africa which was yet unknown. Pierre Vander AA, apprenticed at the age of 9, Vander AA had started as a book publisher by the age of 23. His publications include an ‘Atlas Nouveau‘ completed in about 1710, and the Galerie Agreable du Mond.
From Vander Aa’s, Nouveau Theatre du Monde.
References:
Norwich, O. Norwich's Maps of Africa. Vermont 1997 :: 70.
van der Krogt, P. Globi Neerlandici: The Production of Globes in the Low Countries. Amsterdam 1993 :: IV-A, 60:03.
Norwich, O. Norwich's Maps of Africa. Vermont 1997 :: 70.
van der Krogt, P. Globi Neerlandici: The Production of Globes in the Low Countries. Amsterdam 1993 :: IV-A, 60:03.
Pierre Vander Aa (1659 - 1733)
Dutch publisher, bookseller, engraver and mapmaker active in Leiden during the late c.17th and early c.18th centuries. Born in Leiden, the son of the bookseller Boudewijn van der Aa, hr entered the book trade at an early age, establishing himself as an independent publisher by the 1680s. From his premises on the Rapenburg canal he developed one of the most prolific publishing houses in the Dutch Republic. Van der Aa is best known for his ambitious compilations of travel literature, voyages, and geographical works, many of them lavishly illustrated with engraved maps and plates. Among his most significant enterprises were important collections of voyages to Asia, Africa, and the Americas, including the Galerie agréable du monde (1728–1733), a vast illustrated compendium of global travel accounts. He also issued numerous atlases, town views, and regional maps, many distinguished by clear engraving and elaborate baroque ornament. Operating at a time when the Dutch book trade was highly competitive, van der Aa demonstrated commercial ingenuity. He capitalised on the public appetite for overseas exploration, colonial expansion, and ethnographic curiosity. Van der Aa remained active in Leiden until his death in 1733. His publishing house continued briefly under his heirs.
