Montanus' work was perhaps the greatest illustrated book on the New World produced in the seventeenth century. It contained over one hundred beautifully engraved plates, views, and maps of North and South America. The plates vividly depict forts, festivals, occupations, Dutch fleets, battles, religious rites, and customs of the native inhabitants. This important work was translated into German by Olivier Dapper, and into English by John Ogilby. Several of the plates were later acquired by Pierre Vander Aa.

This dramatic view of San Francisco de Campeche in the Yucatan shows numerous warships fighting in the foreground and firing on the fort. A numbered key at the bottom identifies the important sites, and a ribbon-style title cartouche fills the sky.

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Condition: B+

A fine impression on a sheet with a jester watermark, light soiling, and a few spots of foxing. There is a printer's crease adjacent to centerfold and some tiny tears along the edges of the sheet that have been archivally repaired. Narrow margins, as issued.