View Of Suzhou - SOLD

View Of Suzhou is an original print realized in the beginning of the XVIII century by Pieter van der Aa.

This is an hand-watercolored etching. Includes a frame: 42 x 52.5 cm. On the back, the label of provenance (Galerie du Monde, Hong Kong).

The original title, Xaocheu du Sucheu - Ville de la Chine, is printed on plate on the higher center. Author's name printed on plate on the lower left.

Good conditions.

This artwork is from La Galerie agreable du Monde, a monumental 66 part atlas published by Pieter van der Aa in Leiden from 1724 to 1729. It is considered the largest atlas ever published and possibly the costliest and most comprehensive geographical work ever produced.

The print represents a map or view of Suzhou, China.

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View Of Suzhou is an original print realized in the beginning of the XVIII century by Pieter van der Aa.

This is an hand-watercolored etching. Includes a frame: 42 x 52.5 cm. On the back, the label of provenance (Galerie du Monde, Hong Kong).

The original title,Xaocheu du Sucheu - Ville de la Chine, is printed on plate on the higher center. Author's name printed on plate on the lower left.

Good conditions.

This artwork is from La Galerie agreable du Monde, a monumental 66 part atlas published by Pieter van der Aain Leiden from 1724 to 1729. It is considered the largest atlas ever published and possibly the costliest and most comprehensive geographical work ever produced. The volume contained plates that generally consist of views, maps, and street plans,reissues of maps of the principal cities including Beijing, Nanjing, Guangdong, and Tianjin; costume plates, flags, court ceremonies, funeral rites, animals, Chinese ships, in addition to Van der Aa's own maps prepared specifically for this interesting atlas.

The print represents a map or view of Suzhou, China. The map depicts the city viewed from the Yangtze River. The city walls can be easily distinguished together with a tower on the banks of the river. Mountains rise behind the city. On the river, several boats are depicted.

Pieter van der Aa(1659 - 1733) was a Dutch publisher of maps and atlases active in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. During his long and impressive career, Van der Aa produced thousands of maps, including a vast 28 volume atlas containing no less than 3,000 maps.

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SKU
M-102600
Artist
Pieter van der Aa
Typology
Original Prints
Technique
Etching
Period
1700-1749
Year
1900s
Signature
Not signed
Conditions
Good (minor cosmetic wear)
Dimensions (cm)
23 x 0.1 x 33.5
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