Van Der Aa Pieter - View Of Kinnungam - Etching on paper, hand watercolored (Early 18th Century)
Estimate: £300 - £400
View Of Kinnungam is an original print realized in the beginning of the XVIII century by Pieter van der Aa.
Hand-watercolored etching. Includes frame 42 x 52.5 cm.
Original title, Kunnungam- Ville en Chine, print on plate on higher center. Author name print on plate on lower left.
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's considered the largest atlas ever published and possibly the costliest and comprehensive geographical work ever produced. The volume contained plates that generally consist of views, maps, and street plans, reissues of maps by 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.
This print represents a view of the city of Kinnungam with two large boats sailing in the foreground at left and center; in the background the building's profile of the Chinese village.
Hand-watercolored etching. Includes frame 42 x 52.5 cm.
Original title, Kunnungam- Ville en Chine, print on plate on higher center. Author name print on plate on lower left.
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's considered the largest atlas ever published and possibly the costliest and comprehensive geographical work ever produced. The volume contained plates that generally consist of views, maps, and street plans, reissues of maps by 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.
This print represents a view of the city of Kinnungam with two large boats sailing in the foreground at left and center; in the background the building's profile of the Chinese village.