"Insulae Acores Delineante Ludovico Teisera", Blaeu, Johannes
Subject: Azores
Period: 1659 (circa)
Publication: Nuevo Atlas
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.6 x 15.1 inches
49.8 x 38.4 cm
This fine map of the strategically important Azores Islands was drawn by Luis Teixeira, the Portuguese Jesuit who was cartographer to the Spanish crown. The map is beautifully adorned with several sailing ships and compass roses and the central title cartouche features creatures of the sea. Spanish text on verso, published between 1659-72.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. II) #6350:2.
Condition: B
A crisp impression with contemporary color. There are some small wormtracks and holes, light scattered foxing, and a few splits and printer's creases around the centerfold.
