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BLAEU, J. - Brasilia.

BLAEU, J. -  Brasilia.
BLAEU, J. - Brasilia.
Published: Amsterdam, 1647
Size: 385 x 493mm.
Color: In original colours.
Condition: Slight marginal discolouration but in seneral very fine. Wide margins. Latin text on verso.

Description

Striking old colour example of Blaeu's second map of Brazil prepared by Krystof Arciszewski, a Polish general who worked for the Dutch West Indian Company. The map perpetuates various myths including the Parime Lago , although it is generally more accurate than its predecessors.
Orientated with west to the top. Including the mouth of the Amazon.
700€
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  • Reference N°: 38352
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