Antique Print-CHRISTOFFEL COLUMBUS-SHIP-XARAGUA-HAITI-Goeree-Van der Aa-1707

Medium: Copperplate engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: Present, but not visible on all sheets.

Sheet size: 21 x 18 cm (8.27 x 7.09 inch). Image size: 17 x 13 cm. (6.69 x 5.12 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. General age toning, light staining, original folds as issued. Small tear at bottom right margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

COLUMBUS, XARAGUE, HAITI, WEST INDIES, 1493 VOYAGE, PIETER VAN DER AA, INDIGENOUS ENCOUNTER, NAVAL HISTORY, CANNON FIRE | PCO-C50-03

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

‘Naaukeurige Versameling der Gedenk-waardigste Zee en Land-reysen, na Oost en West-Indien, Mitsgaders andere Gewesten, ter eerster Ontdekking enn soo vervolgens van Verscheyde Volkeren, meerendels door Vorsten, of Maatschappyen Derwaarts gesonden, gedaan. Zedert het jaar 1492 tot 1499 …’, (transl.: Accurate accounts of memorable sea and land-voyages, to the East and West Indies and other regions, first discovering by different nations, mostly kings or companies send there. since 1492-1499.), published by Pieter Van Der Aa, Leiden 1706-1708. This particular print is from part of this book: ‘Tweede Scheep-togt van Christoffel Kolumbus … West-Indien in het Jaar 1493 …Antonius Herrera.’ (Transl.: Second Voyage by Christopher Columbus, to discover new lands, made after the West Indies in the year 1493, after Antonius Herrera.) 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.

Biography engraver: Jan Goeree (1670-1731) was a Dutch draughtsman, engraver, poet, and author, active mainly in Amsterdam. Son of Willem Goeree and pupil of Gerard de Lairesse.

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.