Subject: Guyana
Period: 1684 (circa)
Publication: De Niewe Groot Lichtende Zee-Fakkel
Color: Hand Color
Size:
23 x 20 inches
58.4 x 50.8 cm
Scarce sea chart centering on the bay at what is now Georgetown in Guyana, with an inset of the mouth of the Essequibo River and a plan of Fort Cajana. The map is detailed with soundings, currents, shoals and anchorages and embellished with rhumb lines, compass roses and a sailing ship. The large title cartouche features two natives with their tame leopards.
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Condition: B
Light damp stains at sides with some marginal repairs.