Castrum Mauritii ad ripam fluminis S. Francisci

Article ID AF0223

Title

Castrum Mauritii ad ripam fluminis S. Francisci

Depiction of the Rio Sao Francisco and Fort Maurice in Brazil. This is from John Ogilby's America: being the latest, and most accurate description of the New World ... Collected from most authentic authors, supplemented with later observations, and embellished with maps and sculptures, by John Ogilby. The first edition of this work was published by Ogilby in London in 1671. It is the first English edition after Arnoldus Montanus' De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld, to which Ogilby added a number of references to New England, New France, Maryland and Virginia.

Year

ca. 1671

Artist

Ogilby

Place of Publication London
Dimensions (cm)28 x 34 cm
ConditionPerfect condition
Coloringoriginal colored
TechniqueCopper print

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60.00 €

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