Subject: Portugal
Period: 1646 (circa)
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Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.8 x 15.3 inches
50.3 x 38.9 cm
Beautiful map of Portugal with north oriented to the right. The cartography is based on Fernando Alvarez Secco, a Portuguese chart maker whose map was used by various publishers until the end of the 17th century. This lovely example is adorned with numerous artistic embellishments including ships, coats-of-arms, two compass roses, and a festively-attired Neptune astride a sea monster. German text on verso.
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Condition: B+
A bright, clean example with wide margins and a centerfold separation at bottom that has been professionally repaired. There is also a tiny hole in blank area of distance scale cartouche that has been professionally repaired and faint show-through of text on verso.