Print 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.
HERNANDO DE SOTO, MAUVILA, NATIVE AMERICAN BATTLES, SPANISH CONQUEST, ALABAMA HISTORY, COLONIAL AMERICA, 18TH CENTURY ENGRAVING, PIETER VAN DER AA, MISSISSIPPIAN CULTURE, GARCILASO DE LA VEGA | PCO-C50-12
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Based on Garcilaso de la Vega’s historical account. Published in Naaukeurige versameling der gedenk-waardigste zee en land-reysen na Oost en West-Indien, Leiden, 1707, by Pieter van der Aa. 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 engraver, draughtsman, and author, mainly active in Amsterdam. He was a pupil of Gerard de Lairesse and created detailed historical engravings.
Biography artist: Garcilaso de la Vega (1539-1616), known as “El Inca,” was a Spanish-Peruvian historian who chronicled the exploration of the Americas, including Hernando de Soto’s expedition in La Florida del Inca.
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