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.
NATIVE AMERICAN, FORTIFIED VILLAGE, PALISADE, EXECUTION SCENE, PIETER VAN DER AA, INDIGENOUS NORTH AMERICA, COLONIAL ENCOUNTERS, 16TH CENTURY, EARLY EXPLORATIONS, HISTORICAL PRINTS, CANOES, TRIBAL COMMUNITIES | PCO-C50-15
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Naaukeurige versameling der gedenkwaardigste zee en land-reysen na Oost en West-Indien, published by Pieter van der Aa in Leiden, 1707. This work compiled notable sea and land voyages between 1524 and 1526.
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.
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