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A RARE FIRST EDITION CHART
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Novae Hispaniae, Chili, Peruviae, et Guatimalae Littorae
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SC005/DW |
| Authors |
Wit, Frederick de
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| Year |
1675
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Amsterdam
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| Size |
22 x 19 inches (55.88 X 48.26 cm) |
| Condition |
Original hand-colored, copperplate engraved map. The map has undergone some professional restoration to strengthen the original color and to repair a split centerfold. Overall, very good. |
| Price |
$ 1625
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| Description |
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This handsome sea chart focuses on Central America and the Pacific coast of South America extending to include northern Chili. It also includes part of the Caribbean with the Yucatan, Jamaica, the Caymans and parts of Cuba and Hispaniola. The magnificent title cartouche is filled with allegorical figures and the chart is embellished with rhumb lines, a fleet of galleons and two compass roses. |
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