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Books, Autographs & Prints / Part I

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Atlante - Aa, Peter van der

Le Nouveau Theater du Monde ou la Geographie Royale, 1713

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Le iden, Pieter van der Aa, & nbsp; 1713. In 2nd. One-eye, elegant allegorical front door, frontispiece printed in red and black and with engraved vignette, dedicatory card surmounted by a warhead, 7 double-page plates, & nbsp; 88 geographical maps (on 44 sheets, 2 for each sheet) , for a total of 97 engraved copper plates, specimen with burnishing of different intensity, halos, some tears, binding & nbsp; coeval in mottled calfskin, to the compartments of the back title and stylized friezes imprinted in gold, defects. Paper ex libris glued to the title page.

Specialist Notes

Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733) was a prolific publisher in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. His production was not limited only to atlases: he also produced topographical and illustrated works, including the spectacular twenty-eight volume Naaukeurige versameling der gedenkwaardigste See-en Land-Reysen. While other atlases undoubtedly have a more cartographic meaning, the & nbsp; Nouveau & nbsp ; theater & nbsp; by Aa, is an impressive and very attractive work. & nbsp;

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