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Auction 196, Lot 340
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"Brasilia", Wytfliet, Cornelis

Subject: Brazil

Period: 1597 (circa)

Publication: Descriptionis Ptolemaicae Augmentum

Color: Black & White

Size:
11.4 x 9.1 inches
29 x 23.1 cm
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This early map, portraying the coastal areas of Brazil, is from the first printed atlas relating exclusively to the Americas. There are place names around the coast, while the interior remains unexplored. The strapwork cartouche rests on the Tropic of Capricorn.

References: Mickwitz & Miekkavaara #307-5.

Condition: A

A dark impression on a sheet with a small coat of arms watermark and a small paper flaw at top right. Small remnants of hinge tape on verso.

Estimate: $550 - $700

Sold for: $400

Closed on 2/7/2024

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