Pieter van der Aa: Canaries ou Iles Fortunees
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Cartographer:
|
Pieter van der Aa
|
|
Title:
|
Canaries ou Iles Fortunees
|
|
Date:
|
1727
|
|
Published:
|
Leiden
|
|
Width:
|
13 inches / 34 cm
|
|
Height:
|
10 inches / 26 cm
|
|
Map ref:
|
AFR3127
|
|
Description:
|
|
| As noted in the title, the Canaries were originally called the "Fortunate Islands" or "Islands of Fortune". The elaborate cartouche features Poseidon, mermaids, and other mythical sea creatures. [AFR3127] |