May 29 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2706 -

Sale 2706 - Lot 32

Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
(BERMUDA.) Pieter van der Aa. Group of 3 small-format engraved maps. Leiden, early eighteenth century
Request Condition Report Set Alert for Similar Items

Additional Details

- De Bermudes of Summer Eylandien. Engraved map of Bermuda showing a contextual portion of Virginia and the aftermath of George Somers' shipwreck at the island in 1609. 6¾x10¼ inches sheet size; nicely hand-colored; left margin expertly replaced with a sliver of the upper scale border reinstated in ink facsimile. Leiden, circa 1706.

- De Bermudes of Summer Eylandien. Engraved map of Bermuda, an edition of the above within an engraved decorative border frame and alternate title in French below. 9½x12¼ inches sheet size, ample margins; original hand-color in outline; minor stain and inked number at lower edge. Leiden, circa 1707.

- Bermudes, ou Iles de Sommer dans l'Amerique Septentrionale. Engraved map of Bermuda with English toponyms and an ornamental vignette title cartouche. 14x18½ inches sheet size, wide margins; minor wear and edge foxing. Leiden, circa 1714.

Also in This Catalogue