Baptist, J.
J. Baptist (active late 17th century) was an engraver active in the Netherlands in the latter part of the 17th century and possibly into the early 18th. We see his imprint virtually only in the work of François Halma (any connection with the later work of Pieter van der Aa is extremely tenuous; as the Aa plates attributed to Baptist were actually executed on behalf of Halma and later purchased by the Leiden publisher.)
Baroque Masterpiece in the Mapping of America.
L'Amerique selon les Nouvelles Observations de Messrs. de l'Academie des Science, etc./ America in Praecipuas ipsius Partes Distributa, ad Observationes Academiae Regiae Scientiarum, et Exquisitissimas Tabulas, quae nunquam Antehac Lucem Viderunt, Excusa A Francisco Halma, Cum privilegio Ordinum Hollandiae et Westfrisiae.
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This is the rare first state of François Halma's c. 1699 separately-issued map of America. Its unusually large folio size, bold and sophisticated engraving, and rich original color set this map apart as one of the most beautiful late-17th-century maps of the Americas available to the collector. It dramatically presents some of the most notable geographic ideas of its era, including a prominent insular California after the Sanson model. The Great Lakes and the course of the Mississippi, as well as the rest of the American coastline, closely resembles that of Nicolas de Fer's 1699 L'Amerique. (more details)
Baroque Masterpiece in the Mapping of Asia.
L'Asie selon les nouvelles Observations de Messrs. de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, etc./ Asia in praecipuas ipsius partes distributa, ad observationes academiae regiae scientiarum, et exquisitissimas tabulas, quae nunquam antehac lucem viderunt, Excusa A Francisco Halma, cum privilegio ordinum Hollandiae et westfrisiae.
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This is the rare first state of François Halma's c. 1699 separately issued map of Asia. Its unusually large folio size, bold and sophisticated engraving, and rich original color set this map apart as one of the most beautiful late-17th-century maps of the continent. (more details)