Baptist, J. (sold)
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 Africa.
L'Afrique selon les nouvelles observations de Mssrs de l'Académie des sciences, etc., Africa in praecipuas ipsius partes distributa, ad observationes academiae regiae scientarum et exquisitissimas tabulas quae nunquam antehac lucen vederunt, 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 Africa. Its unusually large folio size, bold and sophisticated engraving, and rich original color sets this map apart as one of the most beautiful obtainable late-17th century maps of the continent. (more details)