WOW RARE ORIGINAL ANTIQUE 1700s
MAP OF FORMOSA (Now Taiwan)
by the famous map publicist PIERRE VAN DER AA (see below)
Condition is EXCELLENT
WELL FRAMED. NO FOXING OR DAMAGE TO MAP
NB more photographs to follow
Pierre (Pieter) van der Aa (1659-1733) was a publisher, editor & bookseller of Leiden. He started as a bookseller at the age of 23, becoming a prominent member of the Booksellers' Guild.
As a publisher his output was varied and prodigious though his main interest was the production of maps and atlases, which he printed in all sizes.
Though he was a successful merchant, as a geographer van der Aa was poor and his maps are collected mainly for their decorative qualities. Many of these maps were engraved by well-known Dutch engravers such as Luiken, Goeree and Stoopendael, and are typical examples of early eighteenth-century map productions.
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