“VENEZUELA cum parte Australi NOVAE ANDALUSINAE.” Amsterdam: Arnoldus Montanus, 1671. Engraved map with later hand-coloring. (Image: 12 x 14 7/8'') .
Original copper-plate engraving from De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld. “The first encyclopedia of the Americas” (Schwartz & Ehrenberg, The Mapping of America, p.118).
This beautifully engraved and highly decorative map depicts present-day Venezuela in great detail. It is based on the cartography of Hessel Gerritsz and an earlier Blaeu map.
The map extends from Coquibocoa to the Orinoque River, centered on Bariquicemento and Cape de Curiacao. Topographical features are shown and towns, waterways, islands, forests and mountains are shown. Also within the map are native animals - a bird, sheep and monkey.
The elaborate title cartouche is surrounded by Neptune and Amphitrite, sea nymphs, and a smartly dressed conquistador. The distance scale is surrounded with native Indians along with their cattle and a sheep drinking from a trough. A compass rose and ships adorn the sea.
Shipped unmatted
