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.

This great view illustrates the defeat of the Peruvian Fleet by the Dutch admiral, Joris van Speilbergen, off the coast of Peru in 1615. The legend at upper left identifies the buildings onshore and indicates which ships are Spanish or Dutch.

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Condition: A

A sharp impression with minor foxing. There is a short edge tear in the margin and a centerfold separation that just crosses the neatline at top, both of which have been repaired on verso with archival tape.