Antique Print-BATTLE-OF-CEMPOALA-MEXICO-Goeree-Van der Aa-1706

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.

HERNAN CORTES, PANFILO DE NARVAEZ, SPANISH CONQUEST, BATTLE OF CEMPOALA, COLONIAL WARFARE, NEW SPAIN, 16TH CENTURY, ANTONIO DE SOL?S, PIETER VAN DER AA, MEXICO, INDIGENOUS ALLIES, SPANISH CIVIL WAR IN MEXICO | PCO-C50-17

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From: ‘Zee- en Land-togten door Panfilio de Navaez … van Cuba na Nieuw-Spanje … in ‘t jaar 1520.’ Uit d’eyge berigten … door Antony de Herrera. 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.