Mappa antica-GINEVRA-SVIZZERA-Pieter van der Aa-1729

Description: Published ca. 1700. Possibly from the extremely rare 'Galerie Agreable du Monde', published by Pieter van der Aa in Leiden, The Netherlands, 1729. Artists and Engravers: Pieter van der Aa was born 1659 in Leyden, Holland. He started his own book publishing business when he was twenty-three. Within fifty years in his business, he published a huge amount of highly decorative maps and atlases. His "Nouvel Atlas" was reissued by Covens & Mortier. He died 1733 in Leyden.

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