Name: Antique Print-AFRICAN-ELEPHANT-ENCLOSURE-SCENE-Goeree-Van der Aa-1705-1707
SKU: PICTURA-01342
Availability: InStock

Antique Print-AFRICAN-ELEPHANT-ENCLOSURE-SCENE-Goeree-Van der Aa-1705-1707

€125.00

Engraving showing a group of Asian locals capturing elephants inside a fenced enclosure. In the foreground, a local ruler, adorned in ceremonial attire and accompanied by attendants, observes the process. The background includes tropical trees, rolling hills, and additional elephants in the wild.

In stock

SKU: PICTURA-01342 Categories: Asia, History Tag: Historical

Description

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

Sheet size: 23 x 18 cm (9.06 x 7.09 inch). Image size: 18 x 13 cm. (7.09 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.

AFRICAN WILDLIFE, PIETER VAN DER AA, HISTORICAL ENGRAVINGS, ELEPHANT CAPTURE, COLONIAL ASIA, EARLY EUROPEAN TRAVEL, INDIGENOUS CULTURE, 18TH CENTURY PRINTS, EXOTIC ANIMALS, ELEPHANT TRADE | PCO-C50-15

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published in Naaukeurige versameling der gedenkwaardigste zee en land-reysen by Pieter van der Aa, Leiden, c. 1705-1707.

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.

Biography artist: Publisher: Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733) was a Dutch publisher and bookseller based in Leiden. He specialized in geography and travel books, producing numerous atlases and city plans. He often republished earlier works, combining original material with reprints from other cartographers.