Brasilia, from De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld. [Sold with 11 other engraved views of Brazil]
Amsterdam: 1671. Binding: Loose, without binding., Notes: Approximately 290 x 355 mm (plate).
The other views include: Alagoa and Austrum; Ostium Flumines Paraybae; I. Tamaraca; Fluvius Grandis; Arx Principis Guiljelmi; Sinus Omnium Sanctoru; Serinhaim; Boavista; Castrum Mauritii ad Ripam Fluminis S. Francisci; Urbs Salvador; Obsidio et Expugnatio Portus Calvi.
Arnoldus Montanus (c. 1625–1683) was a Dutch teacher and author who published books on theology, history, and geography of both the Netherlands and faraway countries. One of his most notable works, De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld, translates to: “The New and Unknown World: or Description of America and the Southland, Containing the Origin of the Americans and South-landers, Remarkable Voyages Thither, Quality of the Shores, Islands, Cities, Fortresses, Towns, Temples, Mountains, Sources, Rivers, Houses, the Nature of Beasts, Trees, Plants and Foreign Crops, Religion and Manners, Miraculous Occurrences, Old and New Wars: Adorned with Illustrations Drawn from the Life in America, and Described by Arnoldus Montanus).”
, Illustration: Beautifully handcoloured map of Brazil, from Arnoldus Montanus’ De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld (Amsterdam: 1671). Sold with 11 other engraved views of Brazil, 7 of which are also handcoloured. , Category: Book Americas South;. Very good condition. Item #B7216
Price: $1,100.00