Wien (Vienna), Austria
Kanton (Canton - Guangzhou), China
Macassar, Indonesia
Pernambuco, Brazil
Potosi, Peru
Suratte, Mongolia
Callao de Lima, Peru
Archangel, Russia
Benin, Africa
Coichin (Cochin), IndiaPieter van der Aa was a prolific publisher and very well known for his maps. They weren't originals but they had the reputation for being very decorative. [some examples]
In 1723 he published a 27 volume series called La Galerie Agréable du Monde which is said to have a huge number of engraved maps and illustrations. The plates were engraved by about 25 artists - principal being Aldert Meyer. It would appear that the material in this set was also copied, Meyer having illustrated a costume book in ~1700. That's all the information I could find on the internet.
The International Institute for Economic History have 23 plates from La Galerie Agréable du Monde.
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