Subject: Eastern Atlantic Ocean
Period: 1666 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
20.8 x 16.8 inches
52.8 x 42.7 cm
This finely engraved sea chart covers from Lisbon, Portugal to Cape Verde, Africa. It also features important Atlantic islands including the Azores, Cape Verde, Canary and Madeira Islands. A fine compass rose orients the map with north to the left. The handsome chart is adorned with a large title cartouche flanked by a lion and a leopard.
References: Koeman, Goos 1B #20.
Condition: B
Contemporary outline color on a sturdy sheet with ample margins. There are dampstains along the upper and lower centerfold and top sheet corners. A short centerfold separation at bottom has been archivally repaired.