Subject: Strait of Magellan
Period: 1683 (circa)
Publication: Description de l'Univers
Color: Hand Color
Size:
4.2 x 5.9 inches
10.7 x 15 cm
A sailing ship and a tiny sea monster embellish this remarkable little map of the southern tip of South America. The title is held aloft in a ribbon-style cartouche.
References: King (2nd ed.) pp. 152-53; Pastoureau, MANESSON-MALLET I A #621.
Condition: A
A crisp, dark impression with some worm tracks in the blank margin at bottom left, well away from map image.