"Pascaerte vande Caribes, S. Iuan de Porte Rico, de Oosthoeck van I. Spangnola als Mede de Vaste Cust van Nueva Andalusia...", Loon, Jan van

Fine, rare sea chart of the Lesser Antilles from the southeastern shore of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico to the adjacent coastline of Venezuela. The chart is embellished with two compass roses, rhumb lines, and a decorative cartouche featuring the North Star and sea monsters. This map served as the basis for later editions by Goos and van Keulen, both of which are much more common than this edition. Published by Jan Jansson.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) M.LOON-1b.

Condition: B+

A dark impression on paper with wide margins and the watermark of Pieter van der Ley. There is light toning along centerfold, a tiny repaired hole near map center, and a few minor spots of foxing. There are archival repairs to short centerfold separations in the blank margins and a short tear in the bottom blank margin.