View Of Anning - SOLD

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

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,  Anhing - Ville dans la Chine , is printed on plate on the higher center. Author 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.

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

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,  Anhing - Ville dans la Chine , is printed on plate on the higher center. Author name printed on plate on the lower left.

Good conditions.

This artwork represents a view of the city of  Anning in China: the interesting view shows the landscape of the city as it appeared at the time. In the foreground, some boats and, in the background, the old houses of the village with the most important building in Anning.

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 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.

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-102605
Artist
Pieter van der Aa
Typology
Original Prints
Technique
Etching
Period
1700-1749
Signature
Not signed
Conditions
Good (minor cosmetic wear)
Dimensions (cm)
23 x 0.1 x 33.5
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