Vue de la partie exterieure du Choeur, du cote d Occident Avant le feu de 1666 (View of the outer part of the Choir, from the west side Before the fire of 1666)
Cartographer : - Van der Aa, Pieter (1659 – 1733)
- Date: - 1677
- Size: - 6 1/2in x 6in (165mm x 153mm)
- Ref#: - 50120
- Condition: - (A+) Fine Condition
Description:
This original copper-plate engraved antique print of the view of the west side of the interior of old St Pauls Cathedral, before it was lost in the graet fire of London in 1666, was published by Pieter Van der Aa in the 1677 edition of James Beverells La Delices de la Grande Bretagne et de L Irlande (The Delights of Great Britain and Ireland)
General Definitions:
Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable
Paper color : - off white
Age of map color: -
Colors used: -
General color appearance: -
Paper size: - 6 1/2in x 6in (165mm x 153mm)
Plate size: - 6 1/2in x 6in (165mm x 153mm)
Margins: - Min 1/8in (2mm)
Imperfections:
Margins: - Light age toning
Plate area: - None
Verso: - Light age toning
Old St Pauls Cathedral was the medieval cathedral of the City of London that, until 1666, stood on the site of the present St Pauls Cathedral. Built from 1087 to 1314 and dedicated to Saint Paul, the cathedral was the fourth church on the site at Ludgate Hill.
Work on the cathedral began during the reign of William the Conqueror after a fire in 1087 that destroyed much of the city. Work took more than 200 years, and construction was delayed by another fire in 1135. The church was consecrated in 1240, enlarged in 1256 and enlarged again in the early 14th century. At its final state of completion in the middle of the 14th century, the cathedral was one of the longest churches in the world, had one of the tallest spires and some of the finest stained glass.
The presence of the shrine of Saint Erkenwald made the cathedral a site of pilgrimage during the Medieval Period. In addition to serving as the seat of the Diocese of London, the building developed a reputation as a social hub of the City of London, with the nave aisle, Paul\'s walk, known as a centre for doing business and a place to hear the latest gossip on the London grapevine. After the Reformation, the open-air pulpit in the churchyard, St Pauls Cross, became the stage for radical evangelical preaching and Protestant bookselling.
The cathedral was already in severe structural decline by the beginning of the 17th century. Restoration work begun by Inigo Jones in the 1620s was halted at the time of the English Civil War (1642–1651). Sir Christopher Wren was attempting another restoration in 1666 when the cathedral was destroyed in the Great Fire of London. At that point, the old structure was demolished, and the present, domed cathedral was erected on the site, with an English Baroque design by Wren.
Pieter van der Aa was a Dutch publisher best known for preparing maps and atlases, though he also printed pirated editions of foreign bestsellers and illustrated volumes. He also printed many maps that were often out of print, which he reissued. Some of his most popular maps were of the African continent, detailing locations such as Morocco and Madagascar. Many of his later works were printed for the general public in French and Dutch.
Pieter van der Aa was born the son of a German stonecutter from Holstein, one of three sons who came to run a family printing business. His brother Boudewyn was a printer and his other brother Hildebrand a copper plate engraver.
Pieter van der Aa began his career at Lieden in 1683 as a Latin trade publisher, publishing classical texts pertaining to medicine and science. As he progressed, he began to publish atlases and maps, compiling numerous multi-volume collections of works. His ambition to become Liedens most famous printer was fulfilled in 1715 with his appointment to head printer for the city and its university. One of Pieter van der Aas largest compilations relates to the history of Italy and Sicily, an area of immense personal interest. Though he took credit for many of his compilations, several, such as the Dutch collection of travels to the East and West Indies, were admittedly simple improvements to others works.
The orchid genus Aa is said to be named after him by the botanist Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach because he was the printer for the Dutch botanist Paul Hermanns Paradisus Batavus. Published posthumously in 1698, this explanation is disputed.
Published Atlases:
- Nouvel Atlas
- and the sixty-six volume Galerie Agréable du Monde [Leiden, 1728] of which only 100 copies are said to have been printed.
- Van der Aa, Pieter – F. Draakx schipvaart door de straat en Zuyd Zee gedaan om de gantsen aardkloot. – Leiden, Van der Aa 1706-08 [16 x 23,2 cm]
- Van der Aa, Pieter – Zee-togten door Thomas Candys na de West Indien, en van daar rondom den gantzen aardkloot gedaan.
- Van der Aa, Pieter – *T Noorder deel van Amerika. Door C.Kolumbus in zyn.. Leiden, Van der Aa 1706–08 [16 x 23,6 cm]
- Van der AA, Pieter – Amerika of de Nieuwe Weereld Aller eerst Door C. Kolumbus; Leiden, 1705
- Van der Aa, Piter – Niew (Niue) Engeland in twee Scheeptogten door..John Smith.. Leiden, 1705
- Vander Aa, Pieter – De voor Eylanden van America.. Florida, New Mexico,... Leiden, 1705
- Van der Aa, Pieter, T Vaste Land van Darien ten Zuiden Cuba en Hispaniola Gelege – Leiden, 1705
- Van der Aa, Pieter – Cuba en Jamaica, soo als die door Kolombus.. Leiden, 1705
- Van der Aa, Pieter – Reys togt door Thomas Coryat van Jerusalem; Leiden, 1705
- Van der Aa, Pieter – De zee en land-reysen vandenridder Hendrik Blunt.; Leiden, 1705
- Van der Aa, Pieter – Melite Insula vulgo Malta; Leiden, 1712
- Van der Aa, Pieter – Valetta Civitas Nova Maltae olim Millitae; Leiden, 1712
- The plates in the Leiden University Catalogus librorum of 1716 in Quaerendo.
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