1727
Pieter van der Aa began his career at Leiden in 1683 as a Latin trade publisher, publishing classical texts about medicine and science. He 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.
Peterhouse College, Cambridge engraving Pieter van der Aa after David Loggan
By Pieter Van Der Aa
Located in London, GB
Pieter van der Aa (1659 - 1733), after David Loggan (1634 - 1692) Peterhouse College, Cambridge Engraving 12 x 16 cm An eighteenth-century view of Peterhouse College, Cambridge, eng...
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Clare College, Cambridge engraving Pieter van der Aa after David Loggan
By Pieter Van Der Aa
Located in London, GB
Pieter van der Aa (1659 - 1733), after David Loggan (1634 - 1692) Clare College, Cambridge Engraving 12 x 16 cm An eighteenth-century view of Clare College, Cambridge, engraved by P...
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St John's College, Cambridge engraving Pieter van der Aa after David Loggan ii
By Pieter Van Der Aa
Located in London, GB
Pieter van der Aa (1659 - 1733), after David Loggan (1634 - 1692) St John's College, Cambridge Engraving 12 x 16 cm An eighteenth-century view of St John's, Cambridge, engraved by P...
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Trinity College, Cambridge engraving Pieter van der Aa after David Loggan iii
By Pieter Van Der Aa
Located in London, GB
Pieter van der Aa (1659 - 1733), after David Loggan (1634 - 1692) Trinity College, Cambridge Engraving 12 x 16 cm An eighteenth-century view of the Bishop's Hostel in Trinity Colleg...
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Emmanuel College, Cambridge engraving Pieter van der Aa after David Loggan i
By Pieter Van Der Aa
Located in London, GB
Pieter van der Aa (1659 - 1733), after David Loggan (1634 - 1692) Emmanuel College, Cambridge Engraving 12 x 16 cm An eighteenth-century view of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, engrave...
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King's College, Cambridge engraving Pieter van der Aa after David Loggan iv
By Pieter Van Der Aa
Located in London, GB
Pieter van der Aa (1659 - 1733), after David Loggan (1634 - 1692) King's College, Cambridge Engraving 12 x 16 cm An eighteenth-century view King's College, Cambridge, engraved by Pi...
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Gresham College
By George Vertue
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching with engraving on cream laid paper with a Garden of Holland or Maid of Dort Pro Patria watermark, 11 x 14 1/4 inches (278 x 361 mm), thread margins. Lettered with the title in a cartouche at the top-center sheet, continuing "a Latere Occidentali Prospeus AD MDCCXXXIX," with numbers over the image at right that correspond to a key 1 to 29, and with publication details: "Georgius Vertue Londini delineavit et Sculpsit anno MDCCXXXIX". Multiple expert repairs, notably a Y-shaped, expert paper tape repair on the verso. Handling creases, toning. All issues are consistent with age. An impression of this work may be viewed in the permanent collection of the British Museum, registration No. 1880,1113.3963. A bird's eye view of the college in Broad Street, London, showing the courtyard, adjoining stable yard to the right, and the buildings at the back. This work was included in Frederick Crace...
Handmade Paper, Engraving, Etching
The Quadrangle of Jesus College. Oxford University. Antique C19th engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'The Quadrangle of Jesus College' Engraving by John Le Keux after Frederick Mackenzie, 1837. From James Ingram's 'Memorials of Oxford'. 135mm by 175mm (...
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Antique Engraving of Chelsea College – View with Formal Gardens, ca.1705
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Engraving of Chelsea College – Early 18th Century View with Formal Gardens This finely detailed antique engraving presents a bird’s-eye view of Chelsea College (now the Roya...
Paper
St James's House, London, engraving, Johannes Kip after Leonard Knyff, 1708
By Johannes Kip after Leonard Knyff
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'St James's House - Le Palais Royal de St James' Engraving by Johannes Kip after Leonard Knyff. Kip was a Dutch engraver who moved to London circa 16...
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Antique Engraving – Royal College of Physicians, Warwick Lane, London, 1746
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Engraving – Royal College of Physicians, Warwick Lane, London, 1746 This finely executed 18th-century engraving depicts the courtyard of the Royal College of Physicians at W...
Paper
Powis House in Ormond Street London /// "Vitruvius Britannicus" Engraving
By Colen Campbell
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Colen Campbell (Scottish, 1676-1729) Title: "Powis House in Ormond Street London" (Vol. 1, Plate 42) Portfolio: Vitruvius Britannicus; or The British Architect, Containing th...
Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching, Intaglio
