Tabula Magellanica qua Tierrae del Fuego, cum celeberrimis fretis
Amsterdam: Jans Jansson, 1652. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 16" x 20 3/4" This intriguing map depicts the Straits of Magellan and Tierra del Fuego, an archipelago off the southernmost tip of South America that is separated from Patagonia by the straits. Discovered in 1520 by its namesake, the narrow strip of water attracted significant European attention as the fastest connection between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. South of the strait is Tierra del Fuego, the..... More