"Havre de la Ville d'Acapulco, dan l'Amerique. Portus Acapulco", Aa, Pieter van der
Subject: Acapulco, Mexico
Period: 1729 (circa)
Publication: La Galerie Agreable du Monde
Color: Black & White
Size:
13.9 x 11.4 inches
35.3 x 29 cm
This attractive copper engraved view of Acapulco and its bay is a nice rendering of the town, with fortifications, outlying buildings, and ships in the harbor, plus others at sea as far out as the horizon. Numerous locals and Europeans are in the shady foreground. This view first appeared in Montanus' important work on the New World. Van der Aa's rare edition has an expanded title.
References: Phillips (Atlases) #3485 v.63-11.
Condition: A
A fine impression with light foxing that is mostly confined to the blank margins.