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Subject: The Voyages of William Adams to the East Indies and Asia in the 16th century.
Description: It is an original antique title page over 300 years old with a copper engraved print of muses contemplating a globe. The print has embossed plate marks around the edges with the text printed by wood block. It is by Pieter Van der AA, sometimes spelled as Vander AA (1659-1733), a Dutch mapmaker and publisher who was located in Leyden, best known for his atlases and volumes on the Voyages of Exploration. It is actually an inner title page for a chapter within Van der AA's Volume V on the English Voyages, the details are readable in the pics. The page is dated at the bottom 1706. Overall a nice quality antique print in great shape.
Size: The engraved print measures approximately 5 by 7 inches on a 9 by 14 1/2" page as seen in the pic.
Condition: The page is in Very Good condition for its age with very minor tonal ageing, blank on the reverse, basically printas seen in the pic. It is printed on nice strong high rag paper of the period with the typical linear striations seen when held to the light. The lay of the paper is a little uneven around the edges as expected and some minor bumping on the edges. Overall it is in very clean, see the pic for more on condition. The pics are of the actual page.
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