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.
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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Queen's College, Oxford engraving by 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) Queen's College, Oxford Engraving 12 x 16 cm An eighteenth-century view of Le College de la Reine (Queen's College), engraved by Pieter van der Aa after David Loggan, the noted engraver, draughtsman, and painter. The college was founded in 1341 by Robert de Eglesfield in honour of Philippa of Hainault (the wife of King Edward III...
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Trinity 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) Trinity College, Cambridge Engraving 12 x 16 cm An eighteenth-century view of Trinity College, Cambridge, engraved ...
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Queens' College, Cambridge, engraving by David Loggan
By David Loggan
Located in London, GB
David Loggan (1634 - 1692) Queens' College, Cambridge Engraving 37 x 45 cm An eighteenth-century view of Queens', Cambridge, engraved by David Loggan, the noted engraver, draughtsm...
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Trinity 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) Trinity College, Cambridge Engraving 12 x 16 cm An eighteenth-century view of Trinity College, Cambridge, engraved ...
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St John's College, Oxford engraving by 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) St John's College, Oxford Engraving 12 x 16 cm An eighteenth-century view of St John's, engraved by Pieter van der Aa a...
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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...
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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
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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L'Hostel de Chevreuse, French town house in Paris, mid 17th century engraving
By Matthaeus Merian
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'L'Hostel de Chevreuse' Copper-line engraving by Matthaeus Merian. From 'Topographia Galliae', a fine series of engravings of 17th-century French landscapes, gardens, buildings an...
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Antique Print of the Poppendam Estate by Smallegange, 1696
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Huys en Hoff te Poppendamm'. Copper engraving of the estate of Poppendam, the Netherlands. This print originates from 'Nieuwe Cronyk van Zeeland' by Mattheus Sm...
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Antique Print of the 'Doelen' Court of University City Leiden, Holland, c1800
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Gesigt van de voorste Doelen'. Old print depicting the 'Doelen' court in Leiden, the Netherlands. This print most likely originates from an edition of 'Hollands...
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