‘BAGDAD’. Decorative half-bird’s-eye view of Baghdad with camels and horses in the foreground. Published in ‘La Galerie agréable du Monde...’ from a plate by a Dutch engraver, probably Jacob van Meurs, by Pieter van der Aa in Leiden ca. 1729. 29 x 35 cm. Uncoloured. Excellent condition.  

Pieter van der Aa’s publication contains above 3,000 plates and maps, many by the best Dutch engravers, and published here (Vol. 51) with broad borders.  [28501]