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1706 Pieter van der Aa
$ 295.00
Description
Striking map of Hispaniola with a decorative cartouche and compass rose.
The map was used to illustrate the Dutch translation of the account of Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the New World.
Pieter van der Aa Biography
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.