Name: Antique Print-NATIVE-AMERICANS-EUROPEAN-SOLDIERS-COLONIAL-Goeree-Van der Aa-1707
SKU: PICTURA-01344
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Antique Print-NATIVE-AMERICANS-EUROPEAN-SOLDIERS-COLONIAL-Goeree-Van der Aa-1707

€95.00

Engraving depicting Native Americans and European soldiers in a colonial settlement. The Indigenous warriors, adorned with feathered headdresses and armed with spears, gather around European settlers near a fortified house. Some appear to be negotiating, while others carry weapons, banners, and supplies. The background shows a landscape with mountains and additional Native warriors.

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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.

PIETER VAN DER AA, HISTORICAL ENGRAVINGS, EUROPEAN EXPLORATION, SPANISH CONQUEST, NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY, COLONIAL AMERICA, INDIGENOUS TRIBES, FIRST CONTACT SCENES, EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY, COLONIAL SETTLEMENT | PCO-C50-14

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published in Naaukeurige versameling der gedenk-waardigste zee en land-reysen na Oost en West-Indi?n … zedert het jaar 1519 tot 1521 by Pieter van der Aa, Leiden, 1707.

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.