Le Cap de Bonne Esperance: van der Aa 1727

Title: Le Cap de Bonne Esperance Author: Pieter van der Aa Date: 1727 Medium: Copperplate engraving Condition: Very Good - age toning, foxing, issued center fold Inches: 13 3/4 x 11 3/8 [Platemark] Centimeters: 34.93 x 28.89 [Platemark] Product ID: 233192 View of the Cape of Good Hope in Capetown, South Africa by Dutch publisher Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733). Contains a numbered legend beneath image indicating landmarks and structures, and compass rose in bottom left corner. 1. Le Chateau [the Castle] 2. Le Petit Fort [the Small Fort] 3. Montagne du Lion [Lion's Head] 4. Montagne de la Table [Table Mountain] 5. Montagne du Vent [Mountain of the Wind] 6. Endroit ou tous les Bateaux Viennent [Place where all the Ships Come] A Leide, Chez Pierre van der Aa. [From Leiden, house of Pieter van der Aa]