Subject: Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
Period: 1635 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.5 x 14.5 inches
49.5 x 36.8 cm
Blaeu's beautiful map of Guiana covers the coastline from the Isla Margarita in the northwest to the coast of northern Brazil near Sao Luis east of the Amazon delta. At center lies a large inland sea, Parime Lacus; on its northwestern shore is the fabled city Manoa del Dorado, or the golden city of the Incas. The search for this city led many explorers, including Sir Walter Raleigh, on wild adventures through the jungles. The map is beautifully decorated with three cartouches, ships, sea battles, a sea monster and a fine compass rose. German text on verso.
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Condition: A
Sharp impression with a few spots in the wide original margins.
