Antique Print-TITLE PAGE-GALERIE AGREABLE-ASIA-Vol.1-Pieter van der Aa-1725

Price: € 109,50

Subject: Title page to the described work. Title engraving with mythological figures (Atlas, father time, muses.) and intruments of cartography, surveying, writing etc.

Condition: Excellent. General age related toning and occasional light staining from handling. Paper edge uncut and thus irregular. Left edge of page attached to strip as this how this sheet was originally bound.

Medium: Copperplate engraving and etching on a verge type hand laid paper with watermark. Authenticity 100% guaranteed.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 25 x 37.5 cm. The image size is ca. 12.5 x 5 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 9.8 x 14.8 inch. The image size is ca. 4.9 x 2 inch.

Part Number: 21307

Location: B38-01

Description: This plate originates from the very scarse: 'La galerie agreable du monde (â€¦). 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.