Montanus' work was perhaps the greatest illustrated book on the New World produced in the seventeenth century. It contained over one hundred beautifully engraved plates, views, and maps of North and South America. The plates vividly depict forts, festivals, occupations, Dutch fleets, battles, religious rites, and customs of the native inhabitants. This important work was translated into German by Olivier Dapper, and into English by John Ogilby. Several of the plates were later acquired by Pierre Vander Aa.

Great view of the famous mountain of silver, mined extensively by the Spanish in the 17th century. The view shows the mountain surrounded by windmills and the bustling village.

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Condition: B

A sharp impression on a bright sheet with a jester watermark. There is light toning along the centerfold and some extraneous creasing adjacent to the centerfold. A 2" centerfold separation at bottom has been closed with old paper on verso, and a 1.5" edge tear at top has been repaired with archival tape on verso.