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Description

Gorgeous map, depicting the trade routes between Spain, the Caribbean, South America and the West Coast of Africa. Striking cartouche. The map was engraved to illustrate the voyage of Edouard Lopez along the Coasts of Africa and South America.

Includes an elaborate picture frame border, which appeared in only a small portion of the maps engraved by Vander Aa, making this a highly desireable edition of the map.

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.