Antique Print-CONQUEST-PASAI-PORTUGUESE-FORTRESS-ACEH-Goeree-Van der Aa-1707

Medium: Engraving on hand-laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 22 x 18 cm (8.66 x 7.09 inch). Image size: 17.5 x 13 cm. (6.89 x 5.12 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Slight foxing, some creasing and minor stains along edges. Original vertical fold as issued. Additional vertical fold lines. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

PASAI, SULTANATE OF ACEH, PORTUGUESE EMPIRE, SUMATRA, 16TH CENTURY BATTLES, COLONIAL WARFARE, PIETER VAN DER AA, MILITARY HISTORY, PORTUGUESE EXPANSION, ASIAN HISTORY, SIEGE WARFARE, ACEHNESE CONQUESTS, MARITIME SOUTHEAST ASIA | PCO-C50-16

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From: ‘Roemwaardige scheepstogten en dappere krygsbedryven ter zee en te land, onder ‘t bestuur van Don Duarte de Menezes, als opperhoofd von de vloot en gouverneur van Oost-Indien; ter aflossing van den generaal Diego Lopez de Sequeira, met xii schepen uit Portugaal derwaarts gedaan, in ‘t jaar 1521.’ Uit d’eyge berigten … door J. de Barros. Published by Pieter van der Aa in Leyden in 1707. Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733) was a Dutch publisher best known for preparing maps and atlases, though he also printed pirated editions of foreign bestsellers and illustrated volumes. He also printed many maps that were often out of print, which he reissued.

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Biography engraver: Jan Goeree (1670-1731) was a Dutch engraver, draughtsman, and author, mainly active in Amsterdam. He was a pupil of Gerard de Lairesse and created detailed historical engravings.