Antique Plan of Batavia, Capital of the Dutch East Indies, by Van Der Aa, 1725
€ 570
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1725
Mapmaker / artist
Pieter Van Der Aa
Sheet size
38 × 49 cm (15.0 × 19.3 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
PCT-21275'
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
General age related toning and occasional light staining from handling. Paper edge uncut and thus irregular. Original middle fold as issued. Please review the images for further condition details.
About this sheet
Antique map titled 'Plan de Batavia'. (Plan of Batavia.) This plate shows a plan of the city of Batavia / Jakarta in Indonesia. With extensive legend, compass rose and scale. 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.
Artists and Engravers: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden 1659-1733) was a Dutch publisher best known for preparing maps and atlases. The Galerie Agreable contains plates and maps by the best Dutch engravers: Luiken, Goeree, Mulder, Stoopendaal, ao.
