Striking old color example of Der Fer's map of the northern part of South America, from his Atlas Curieux. The map extends south to include Rio Ianeyro (Rio De Janeiro). A number of annotations on the indigenous people of the interior and other features.
Nice example of Coven's & Mortier's edition De L'Isle's maps of the northern part of South America. The map Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Guiana and parts of Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Argentina. De L'Isle was known for his fine...
Finely engraved map of the northern part of South America, from Santini's Venetian edition of d'Anville's map from "Atlas Universel" printed in 1776-84. The map includes Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Guayana, northern Peru, and part of Brazil.
Fine example of De Fer's map of Peru and contiguous parts of the Andes and Upper Amazon River Basin. The striking large format map is the result of some of the most up to date cartographic information coming back to Europe from the Jesuit...
Russian-language antique map of the "Kingdom of Peru" from Ecuador to Chile on the western coast of South America. The map was created by Alexander Wilbrecht in Saint Petersburg in 1793, and was based on Janvier's Carte Du Perou ou se trouvent les...
Extremely rare early map of the Republic of Peru, published by F.W. Spehr. The map was intended to be a part of Spehr's Geographischer Universal-Atlas. This work was started between 1822 and 1825, but the atlas was never completed, with only 36 of...
First state of Ramusio's map of Brazil is the earliest obtainable separately issued regional map of Brazil, from Gastaldi's Delle Navigazione e Viaggi, published in Venice in 1556. The map represents an extremely early and inaccurate depiction Brazil....
Wytfliet's map of Brazil is one of the earliest obtainable maps of the region. The map appeared in Wytfliet's Descriptionis Ptolemaicae Augmentum, the first atlas to focus on the mapping of the New World. In 1597 Cornelis van Wytfliet published his...
Rare early map of Bahia de los Todos Santos, Brazil, and inset plan of "Cidado do Salvador" by Henricus Hondius. The plan depicts the taking of Salvador and the neighboring regions by the Dutch in 1624. As noted by Johannes Keuning ( Imago Mundi, Vol....
Rare Broadside Map Celebrating The Dutch Capture of The Town of Olinda in Pernambuco by the Dutch West Indies Company in February 1630 Rare separately published map of coast around Olinada in Portuguese held Pernambuco, published shortly after the...
Strikng full color example of Hondius' map of Brazil, oriented with West at the top. Brazil is divided into Capitanias, with excellent coastal detail and a more speculative detail in the interior parts of the map. Includes inset vignettes of...
Highly detailed early separately published map of Brazil, published in De Laet's seminial work on America. The map was issued shortly after the Dutch arrival in the region in 1630, which focused on coastal settlements and lasted until about 1654. The...
Engraved map of the Bahia De Todos Sanctos in Brazil, published by Matthias Merian in Frankfurt in 1635. The map shows the Bahia De Todos Sanctos with many settlements surrounding it. In the lower-left corner is an inset plan of São Salvador da Bahia...
A nice example of Henricus Hondius' map of the coast of South America, between the Orinoco River and the Amazon, centered on Parime Lacus, the rumored home of 'El Dorado'. This attractive map depicts the region of South America, which runs from the...
Nice full color example of Merian's scare regional map of the area around Paraiba, Brazil, with a larger regional map showing the Captaincy of Brasilia.
Bird's-eye view of the Dutch capture of the fort at Porto Calvo in 1637, from Merian's Theatrum Europaeum. This bird's-eye view illustrates the Dutch capture of the fort at Porto Calvo in February and March of 1637. The region was a major area of...
