"Archipelagi Americani Delineatio Geographica", Scherer, Heinrich

This stunning map is focused on the West Indies, with a portion of Central America and the northern tip of South America. The map features an elaborate view topped with a Latin title that translates roughly to These islands produce fruit and commodities that are transported by ship to Spain, France and England. The scene depicts traders and merchantmen loading their ships. Heinrich Scherer was a devout Jesuit and many of the maps and plates in his atlas emphasize the Catholic hierarchy and the spread of Jesuit missions throughout the world.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.SHER-1a #115.

Condition: A

A crisp impression on a bright sheet with minor offsetting, a faint spot to the right of the title cartouche, and a light damp stain confined to the top blank margin.