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| Cartograph: |
Pieter van der Aa (*1659 - †1733) |
| Title: |
Plan de la Ville et du Chateau de Batavia en l'Isle de Iava / Ware affbeeldinge wegens het Casteel ende Stadt Batavia gelegen opt groot Eylant Java |
| Year: |
Leyden, 1730 |
| Plate Size: |
27.0 x 35.8 cm (10.6 x 14.1 inches) |
| Detailed East oriented plan of Jakarta former Batavia on Java / Indonesia. With birdeye view from sea side, various ships and a lion. Two inset keys with detailed description of the buildings. |
| Excellent condition. |
| About the Cartograph/ Printer: Pieter van der Aa was born 1659 in Leyden, Holland. He started his own book publishing business when he was twenty-three. Within fifty years in his business, he published a huge amount of highly decorative maps and atlases. His "Nouvel Atlas" was reissued by Covens & Mortier. He died 1733 in Leyden. |
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