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By JODE, Gerard de, 1578
Americae Pervvi Aque
Americae Pervvi Aque ita ut Postremum detecta Traditur Recens Delineatio
- Author: JODE, Gerard de
- Publication place: Antwerp
- Publisher: Gerard Smits
- Publication date: 1578
- Physical description: Engraved map in full original colour
- Dimensions: 375 by 465mm. (14.75 by 18.25 inches).
- Inventory reference: 5411
Notes
A beautifully coloured map showing Central and South America. The insets at the lower edge are a topographical view of Cuzco, the capital of the Inca empire (left) and of Mexico City (right), the seat of the Aztec kings. The earliest Dutch map of South America and one of the earliest maps to show the continent of South America alone.
Bibliography
- Koeman Jod II
- Koeman, C. (1967). Atlantes Neerlandici. Amsterdam: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. 6 vols.
- Van der Krogt 32:01
- Koeman, C and van der Krogt, Pieter (2000–2010). Koeman’s Atlantes Neerlandici. MS’t Goy-Houten: HES & De Graaf Publishers. 9 vols.
- Shirley T.JOD-1b.
- Shirley, Rodney. (2004). Maps in the Atlases of the British Library: A descriptive catalogue cAD850 to 1800. London: British Library. 2 vols.
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