Landkarte Kapstadt und Umgebung, False Bay, Robben Island, Westküste, Blouberg, Table Bay   Kunstdrucke aus Kapstadt - Südafrika      Formate Printgrösse Preis in Rand  Bestellnummer: NLSA0024     Décor * 210 x 297mm 200 Studio 297 x 420mm 330 Gallery        329 x 483mm  460 Museum  610 x 865mm  1160  plus Postgebühren von Südafrika       Extras Preis in Rand Gallery - Limited Edition 260 Museum  - Limited Edition 260 Postgebühr wird nach Gewicht berechnet.  * standard size   ZURÜCK ZUM SHOP   Original: Pierre van der AA (1659—1733) `Le Cap de Bonne Esperance Suivant les Nouvelles Observations de Messrs. de 1'Academie Royale des Sciences . . ,' (Cape of Good Hope according to the observations made by the Royal Academy of Science.) Leiden, Pierre van der Aa (1713). Map, 22,5 x 29,5 cm, uncoloured. Scale in German and French leagues.   Pierre (Pieter) van der Aa was a publisher, editor and bookseller of Leiden. He started as a bookseller at the age of twenty-three, becoming a prominent member of the Booksellers' Guild. As a publisher his output was varied and prodigious though his main interest was the production of maps and atlases, which he printed in all sizes. His publications include an Atlas Nouveau completed in about 1710, and the Galerie Agreable du Monde, of 66 parts in 27 volumes, completed in 1729 and containing over 3 000 maps. Parts 61—63 deal solely with Africa. Though he was a successful merchant, as a geographer van der Aa was poor and his maps are collected mainly for their decorative qualities. Many of these maps were engraved by well-known Dutch engravers such as Luiken, Goeree and Stoopendael, and are typical examples of early eighteenth-century map productions.   This is a small detailed map of the Cape from Saldanha to False Bay. The attractive title cartouche on the lower left is on a stone pediment surmounted by a lion and lioness, with a view of Table Bay in the background and the Governor's garden and homestead on the right. On the left is depicted a small collec­tion of kraals and native inhabitants. At the top right of the map is a short description of the Cape of Good Hope and below this a legend regarding the contents of the interior. Farms and homesteads and their owners are noted. A number of geographical inaccuracies occur especially in place names and rivers.