"Callao de Lima", Allard, Carel
Subject: Lima, Peru
Period: 1695 (circa)
Publication: Orbis Habitabilis Oppida et Vestitus...
Color: Hand Color
Size:
10.5 x 8.3 inches
26.7 x 21.1 cm
This engraving is dominated by two Native Americans, with a view of the city and harbor of Lima in the background. This engraving was published in Carel Allard's Orbis Habitabilis Oppida et Vestitus, the first town book to incorporate both maps and costume plates of cities from all over the world, including New York, Paris, Rome, Mexico, Jerusalem, Bantam, and many more.
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Condition: A+
A dark impression on paper with a fleur-de-lis watermark and wide margins. There is a manuscript page number below the engraving at right.
