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Striking map of Central America (Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras), the Yucatan and part of Mexico, extending to Panuco and Guadalajara. The map was used to illustrate the Dutch translations of the account of the exploits of Ferdinand Cortes in Spanish America. The cartouche depicts Cortes' reception in the New World and natives mining in the background. Vander Aa was one of the most prolific compilers of information on the early explorations to America, Asia and Africa. In total, the work reached 130 narratives, which were offered in 28 8vo volumes. A finely executed copper plate engraving with decorative cartouche.
Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733) was a Dutch mapmaker and publisher who printed pirated editions of foreign bestsellers and illustrated books, but is best known for his voluminous output of maps and atlases. Van der Aa was born to a German stonecutter from Holstein. Interestingly, all three van der Aa sons came to be involved in the printing business. Hildebrand was a copper engraver and Boudewyn was a printer.
![[ Yucatan ] Karte der Halbinsel Yucatan, hauptsächlich nach der von Joachim Hubbe und Andres Aznar Perez zusammengestellten und von C. Hermann Berendt revidirten und vermehtren Mapa de la Peninsula de Yucatan von 1878](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/96420.jpg)
