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Auction 123, Lot 438
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"Brasil, Waar van de Kust door de Portugeezen Bezeten, en in Veertien Hooftgebieden Verdeelt Word", Sanson, Nicolas

Subject: Brazil

Period: 1705 (published)

Publication: Algemeene Weereldtbeschryving

Color: Hand Color

Size:
10.5 x 7.8 inches
26.7 x 19.8 cm
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This is a reduced version of Sanson's important map showing the Portuguese possessions in Brazil. The coastal regions were divided by the Portuguese Crown into fourteen Capitanias, or hereditary harbor offices. The holders of these grants, called donees (donatários), were responsible for their defense and development. There is also a fair amount of detail in the interior, along the major rivers. The otherwise unknown interior is conveniently covered by the garland-style title cartouche.

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Condition: A+

A dark impression on a sound sheet.

Estimate: $220 - $275

Sold for: $180

Closed on 2/20/2008

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