Subject: Northern South America, Amazon River
Period: 1684 (circa)
Publication: Beschreibung des Gantzen Welt-Kreisses...
Color: Hand Color
Size:
3.9 x 5.6 inches
9.9 x 14.2 cm
This miniature map of northern South America focuses on the Amazon River and is held up by two native Amazonians. From a German edition of Mallet's renowned Description de l'Univers.
References: Pastoureau, MANESSON-MALLET I B.
Condition: B+
A crisp impression on a watermarked sheet with a few small spots caused by imperfections in the paper and light toning along the edges of the sheet.