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Striking map illusrating the voyage of Magellan from Spain, through the Straits of Magellan and on to Southeast Asia, where he was killed, prior to the completion of the circumnavigation by his second in command. The map was used to illustrate the Dutch translations of the travel account of Diego Lopez de Sequeira. Magellan was among the crew of the Portuguese squadron of five ships under Sequeira which sailed into Melaka on September 1, 1509, and became the first Europeans to have contact with the Malay Peninsula. Vander Aa was one of the most prolific compilers of information on the early explorations to America, Asia and Africa. In total, the work reached 130 narratives, which were offered in 28 8vo volumes. A finely executed copper plate engraving with decorative cartouche.
Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733) was a Dutch mapmaker and publisher who printed pirated editions of foreign bestsellers and illustrated books, but is best known for his voluminous output of maps and atlases. Van der Aa was born to a German stonecutter from Holstein. Interestingly, all three van der Aa sons came to be involved in the printing business. Hildebrand was a copper engraver and Boudewyn was a printer.
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