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![GOTTFRIED, J.L. / DE BRY., [Vespucci lands on Colombian shores.], antique map, old maps](/os/mapimg/40077.jpg)
| GOTTFRIED, J.L. / DE BRY. - [Vespucci lands on Colombian shores.] Frankfurt, M.Merian, 1633, Uncoloured.. 162x192mm. Copper plate engraving on text sheet. Paper browned as usual. Lower right corner missing, some ink stains to engraving, with good margins. Size of sheet : 345 x 212 mm. German text and on verso. Perhaps the first Europeans ever to reach Colombian shores where Alonso de Ojeda and his crew during their voyage in 1499-1500. Amerigo Vespucci was reputed to be among them. Many Indians along the shoreline of Cabo de la Vela, in the province of Cuquibacao where they were believed to have lan... (Click on title or image to go to item page) |
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| MONTANUS, A. - Terra Firma et Novum Regnum Granatense et Popayan. Amsterdam, 1673, Uncoloured.. 287x362mm. Lower, left and right margin cut till neat line. Some age-toning and staining of paper. Repair of split lower part center fold 3cm. Into engraved area. Dark imprint. Detailed map of Panama and northwestern South America derived from the Blaeu/Jansson map of the region Featuring ships at sea, two compass roses, and two cartouches depicting indigenous peoples and products.... (Click on title or image to go to item page) |
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| MANESSON MALLET, A. - Carthagene. Paris, 1683, Uncoloured.. 148x108mm. Paper slightly age toned, strong impression. In fine condition. A charming panoramic view of Cartagena in Colombia. Ships in the fore ground. Title in curtain draped at top. French text on verso. From the original 1683 text edition of "Description d'Univers. . ." by Allain Manesson Mallet (1630-1706), a well travelled military engineer and geographer ... (Click on title or image to go to item page) |
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