This attractive detailed map of England and Wales was published by Pierre van der Aa in ‘Le Nouveau Theatre du Monde’, 1713. The title cartouche features bucolic scenes of trade. Pierre van der Aa (1659-1733) was born in Leiden, the son of a stone cutter or sculptor. By the time he was nine years old he was already apprenticed to a bookseller. By 1682 he was the owner of a bookshop and auction. His output is so large that Koeman was sure that there were works yet to be identified. His printed catalogue of 1729 alludes to the fact that works could be made to order. As with many of his published books, the source of the plates contained within is various. Amongst these publications is arguably the biggest atlas ever published, the 66 volume ‘La Galerie Agreable du Monde’. Provenance: acquired from Le Bail – Weissert in 2004; private English collection. Koeman (1967-70) I pp. 1-30; Shirley (1988) Van der Aa 2.