Subject: St. Augustine, Florida
Period: 1685 (published)
Publication: Beschreibung des Gantzen Welt-Kreisses
Color: Hand Color
Size:
4.3 x 5.8 inches
10.9 x 14.7 cm
This is a beautifully engraved early bird's-eye view of St. Augustine. It gives an excellent view of the fort and the tiny settlement with a large three-masted warship under full sail in the foreground, plus a smaller coastal sailing ship. The ribbon-style title cartouche floats above the scene. There is a German title above the map: Die Stadt dess H Augustins in Florida. Fig. 19, with blank verso.
References: Pastoureau, MANESSON-MALLET I B.
Condition: A
Near fine.