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Description
Striking map of Florida, the Gulf Coast, Caribbean, Central America and part of South America. Excellent detail for such a small map, including many placenames, rivers, islands and other details. Highly decorative and richly colored.
Pieter van der Aa Biography
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.