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Stock# 13897
Description
Striking map of the region from the Yucatan, Misteca and Vera Cruz to Costa Rica, centered on the Gulf of Honduras and Guatemala. The map was preparedto illustrate the Dutch Translation of the account of Franciscus de Garay. De Garay explored the Gulf Coast region in 1519, where one of his boats was wrecked.
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.
