Name/Title
Het Eiland Borneo Inslen Sumatra, Iava Celebes en an dere AnglegenEntry/Object ID
L.2004.4Description
Engraved and watercolored map of Borneo, Sumatra, Java and other islands within an elaborate, printed frame: light coloring in pink, yellow and green; island of Borneo in center of map surrounded clockwise by "MANIL - LIAE," "MINDANO," "CELEBES," "MOLUCCAE INSULAE," "SUMATRA," "MALACCA;" (many smaller islands as well); title of map printed in black in upper left; two "aboriginal" people flank it; man at left sits on bale and holds cornucopia; woman on right holds coins from a strongbox on viewer's left and bolt of fabric and parrot on viewer's right; Equator runs across map two thirds of the way down; three scales in lower left; scale also runs around edge of map; printed below: "I'lle de Borneo, situee entre celles de Sumatra, Java, Celebes et autres, dressée sur la Rélation de J.J. le Roi, et conferée avec plusieurs Cartes particulieres, manuscrites / ou imprimées, levées sur les lieux, de nouveau mise au jour par Pierre [Pieter] vander Aa, a Liede. Avec Privilege;" Mannerist scrolling on either side of map; map image contained within a printed border that resembles a three-dimensional elaborate frame; plate mark visible; "71" on outer edge of plate mark, lower right.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Pieter van der AaAttribution
MakerDate made
1682 - 1733Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
(See Description)Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
11-3/4 inWidth
15-1/2 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 11 3/4 x 15 1/2 in. (29.8 x 39.4 cm)Material
Paper (laid), ink, WatercolorCondition
Notes
Remarks: Upper edge very ripped and folded, other edge damaged, too; overall surface dirt; spots of pink watercolor in lower left, remnents of folding.General Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 28ANote Type
DepartmentNote
Library