Rare-Antique Print-PANORAMIC VIEW-LEIDEN-van der Aa-1715-1728

Description

View of the City of Leiden in Zuid-Holland.

Made by an anonymous engraver after van der Aa.

Medium: Hand coloured engraving / etching on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 31.9 x 26.5 cm (12.56 x 10.43 inch). Image size: 26.4 x 21.6 cm. (10.39 x 8.5 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Middle fold as issued. Some paper separation at middle fold, backed. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

THE NETHERLANDS-ZUID-HOLLAND-LEIDEN | PCO-E14-44

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From: Aa, Pieter van der. Europa. Leiden: Pieter van der Aa, s.a. [ca. 1715]. And in: Afbeeldinghe der voornaemste steeden van Nederlant / Les principales villes des Pais-bas. Amsteram: Covens & Mortier, s.a. [na 1721]. And in: Les forces de l’Europe, Asie, Afrique et Amerique, ou description des principales villes, avec leurs fortifications (…). 20 delen. Leiden : Pieter van der Aa, 1726.