Historic Map : Van der Aa Antique Map of Europe and North Africa, 1710, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 20in A New Sett of Maps

A New Sett of Maps both of Ancient and Present Geography

This is however the first edition of the map to appear in this state

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Historic Map : Van der Aa Antique Map of Europe and North Africa, 1710, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 20in A New Sett of MapsAn appealing 1710 map of europe and northern Africa by the Dutch map publisher Pieter Van der Aa. The map covers all of continental europe as well as the British Isles and parts of adjacent Scandinavia and Northern Africa, specifically the Maghreb or Barbary Coast. This map is peculiar for its unusual projection, unique to the rare original work of Van der Aa, in which horizontal distance is greatly exaggerated. An elaborate martially themed cartouche