Rare Antique Print-TITLE PAGE-GALERIE AGREABLE DU MONDE-Van der Aa-1725

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

Condition: Excellent. General age related toning and occasional light staining from handling. Paper edge uncut and thus irregular and with occasional minimal tears.

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

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 26 x 38 cm. The image size is ca. 12.5 x 5 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 10.2 x 15 inch. The image size is ca. 4.9 x 2 inch.

Part Number: 22011

Location: B41-14

Description: This plate originates from the very scarse: 'La galerie agreable du monde (...). Tome troisieme d'Afrique.', 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, Aldert Meijer, Romeyn de Hooghe, ao.