The gulf of Cambay and the coast of Surat. by P. Van der Aa 1713
Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733)
Pieter van der Aa was already in 1682 owner of a bookshop and auction house. During his life, he has published an enormous amount of printed material.
After 1700, van der Aa increasingly specialised in books on geography and travel.
He published composite atlases, a series of geographical descriptions of European countries, and some very spectacular works. Between 1706 and 1708 he published the Naauweurige versameling der gedenkwaardigste zee- en land-reysen, in 28 volumes.
Many of Van der Aa’s publications are richly illustrated with maps and plates. He took over many copperplates and prints from other publishers such as Carel Allard and Frederik De Wit. The composite atlases that appeared from his workshop contain a curious mixture of his own material, copies of maps from other publishers, and reprints made from old copper plates, now with his own imprint.
The Galérie agréable du monde, was completed in 1729, and comprised 66 parts, bound in 27 volumes. Van der Aa presented it as a good investment; after publication, the antiquarian value of the work would double, the more so since it was printed in a limited edition of only one hundred copies.
Le Golfe de Cambaye et la Rade de Suratte, tres exactement representez sur les meilleures Cartes modernes.
Item Number: 26113 Authenticity Guarantee
Category: Antique maps > Asia > India - Ceylon
Old, antique map of the Gulf of Cambay and the coast of Surat, by P. Van der Aa
Date of the first edition: 1713
Date of this map: 1713
Copper engraving, printed on paper.
Size (not including margins): 19 x 16cm (7.4 x 6.2 inches)
Verso: Blank
Condition: Original coloured, trimmed to neatline and mounted on heavy paper at an early time.
Condition Rating: A
References: Van der Krogt 4, 53:05; Koeman, Aa7 (130).
From: Nouvel Atlas, très exact et fort commode pour toutes sortes de personnes, Contenant Les Principales cartes géographiques. Leiden, P. Van der Aa, n.d. (1713) (Koeman, Aa7).
Van der Aa maps are rarely found in original colouring.
Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733)
Pieter van der Aa was already in 1682 owner of a bookshop and auction house. During his life, he has published an enormous amount of printed material.
After 1700, van der Aa increasingly specialised in books on geography and travel.
He published composite atlases, a series of geographical descriptions of European countries, and some very spectacular works. Between 1706 and 1708 he published the Naauweurige versameling der gedenkwaardigste zee- en land-reysen, in 28 volumes.
Many of Van der Aa’s publications are richly illustrated with maps and plates. He took over many copperplates and prints from other publishers such as Carel Allard and Frederik De Wit. The composite atlases that appeared from his workshop contain a curious mixture of his own material, copies of maps from other publishers, and reprints made from old copper plates, now with his own imprint.
The Galérie agréable du monde, was completed in 1729, and comprised 66 parts, bound in 27 volumes. Van der Aa presented it as a good investment; after publication, the antiquarian value of the work would double, the more so since it was printed in a limited edition of only one hundred copies.
Related items
Sud-Theil von Indien Herwerts des Ganges. Autore R. P. Ioan. Venantio Bouchet e Soc. IESU. 1726
Southern India, by J.V. Bouchet.
[Item number: 4184]
Carte des Cotes de Malabar et de Coromandel. 1721-41
India by Guillaume Delisle, published by Covens & Mortier.
[Item number: 23609]
Magni Mogolis Imperium. After 1721
Mongol Empire, by Frederick de Wit - Covens & Mortier.
[Item number: 25838]
L'Inde de ça le Gange. 1713
India, by Pieter van der Aa.
[Item number: 26107]
La Rade de Gammeron. 1713
The Strait of Hormuz, by Pieter van der Aa.
[Item number: 26114]
Tabula Asiae XI. 1597
India, by Giovanni Magini
[Item number: 26522]
Peninsula Indiae citra Gangem, hoc est Orae Celeberrimae Malabar & Coromandel. Cum Adjacente Insula non Minus Celebratissima Ceylon. c. 1737
India & Ceylon, by Homann Heirs.
[Item number: 26752]
Nieuwe kaart van Choromandel ende Malabar. 1724-26
Southern India, by François Valentyn (Valentijn).
[Item number: 26896]