"Freti Magellanici ac Novi Freti Vulgo Le Maire Exactissima Delineatio", Mercator/Jansson

This strongly engraved small map covers the tip of South America showing both the Strait of Magellan and Le Maire Strait. Engraved to show the rugged mountainous terrain and treacherous sea passages. There is a Latin note near Patagonia about the giants in the region who are ten feet tall! Engraved by Pieter van den Keere (Petrus Kaerius) and decorated with fine title and scale cartouches. Blank verso, published in the 1634 Latin edition.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. III) #9950:352.1.

Condition: B+

Light toning and scattered foxing mostly confined to the blank margins.