Rare Antique Print-PANORAMA UTRECHT-NETHERLANDS-Pieter van der Aa-c.1725

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Antique print, titled: 'Utrecht.' - Panoramic view of Utrecht. Etching on hand laid paper. Watermark: Amsterdam coat of arms. Description: Possibly a fragment of a larger view. Scenery is inspired on the painting and engraving by Herman Saftleven combined with a rustic shepherd genre scene in the forground, inspired on Nicolaes Berghem. This plate probably originates from the very scarse: 'La Galerie Agreable du Monde (.)., 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: Publisher: Pieter van der Aa. 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, Aldert Meijer, Romeyn de Hooghe, ao. Condition: Very good, given age. No platemark visible. Margin short on left, widened / remargined. Light foxing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. Storage location: C281-24 The overall size is ca. 9.8 x 7.6 inch. The image size is ca. 9 x 6.5 inch. The overall size is ca. 24.8 x 19.4 cm. The image size is ca. 22.9 x 16.6 cm. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 57058

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