Paraquaria vulgo Paraguay cum adjacentibus
Amsterdam: Arnold Montanus, 1671.
Map. Engraving wth hand coloring. Image measures 11 3/8" x 14 1/2"
This beautiful 17th century regional map of South America is centered on Rio de la Plata. In full original color, this map is illustrated with a decorative title cartouche featuring indigenous figures, flora and fauna, sailing ships off the eastern coast, and two cherubs holding a key in the upper right. Topography is depicted pictorially. Cities, towns, rivers, ports, and indigenous groups are labeled. Based on an earlier map by Blaeu. In very good condition, with minor offsetting and wear to margins. Original centerfold as issued.
John Ogilby (1600-1676) is often noted in the literature for his wide ranging pursuits--dancer, actor, translator, tutor, among others--that, more often than not, ended in failure. But rather than thinking of these pursuits as unsuccessful, they might be better considered as steps toward his ultimate destiny: cartography. Ogilby got his first taste of the trade in 1666--himself at the age of 66--by surveying and mapping London after the Great Fire. The project inspired him to pursue and publish geographical descriptions of the wider world, including China, Japan, and Africa. In 1675, a year after he was appointed "Kings Cosmographer and Geographic Painter," he published the defining work of his career, a road atlas of England entitled "Britannia."
Arnold Montanus (1625-1683) was a Dutch theologian, historian, author, and publisher best known for his encyclopedia of the New World, entitled "Die Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld." His travelogues, as well as the famous volume that developed out of them, were rich with geographical, cultural, and scientific information. Ogilby published an English edition the same year. Rumsey 12241.000 Binding: Unbound
Language: English
Price: $400.00
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