Rare Antique Print-PERSIA-GAMRON-BANDAR ABBAS-HORMUZ-van der Aa-Mandelslo-1725

‘La ville de Gamron en Perse.’

etching / engraving with hand colouring on hand laid (vergé) paper.
Sheet size: 37 x 31,5 cm. (14,6 x 12,4 inch). Image size: 35 x 28,5 cm. (13,8 x 11,2 inch).

This plate originates from the very scarse: ‘La galerie agreable du monde (…). Tome premier des Indes Orientales.’, published by P. van der Aa, Leyden, c. 1725. This famous work was published in 66 parts and is the biggest print / map book ever published. Van der Aa incorporated plates by other publishers such as Blaeu, Visscher, de Wit, meurs, Halma, Mortier, Allard in this work and often added broad decorative borders. Probably the costliest and complete universal geographic work ever produced. It is said that only 100 copies were printed. Ref: Koeman Aa9; Phillips 2780 note. This plate was originally published in ‘Voyage de la Perse’, Mandelslo 1619. RB-374

Anonymous.

Condition: Good, given age. Creasing and light soiling. Old fold lines. Original middle fold as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: PERSIA-GAMRON-BANDAR ABBAS-HORMUZ

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