Subject: Lesser Antilles
Period: 1658 (circa)
Publication: Novus Atlas
Color: Hand Color
Size:
20 x 16 inches
50.8 x 40.6 cm
Handsome map of the Leeward and Windward Islands between Puerto Rico and South America. North is oriented to the left as indicated by the compass roses. All of the major islands are named, as are several very tiny ones. The ornate title cartouche includes sea god Nereus and two of his daughters. The map is further embellished with a native holding the scale of miles, a sea monster and several sailing ships. Dutch text on verso
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Condition: B
Nice impression with old color. Toned with some general surface soil. An old repair on bottom centerfold, with a tiny bit of loss in an unengraved area. Couple of small marginal tears.
