Haec maxima dona Vigescund S. Salvator

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Article ID AMS0844

Title

Haec maxima dona Vigescund S. Salvator

Description

Map shows the cityand the harbour of San Salvador deBahia in Brasil, with decorativ ship representation .

Year

ca. 1678

Artist

Meissner (1585-1625)

Daniel Meisner (1585 - 1625) Fankfurt/ Main was a german poet and copper printer, he was the co-author of Thesaurus Philopoliticus, the famous serial of views and citymaps.

Historical Description

Bahia in Brazil: The indigenous population of Brazil comprises a multitude of different ethnic groups who inhabited the area of what is now Brazil even before the Portuguese conquered it in 1500. Brazil is the country with the most uncontacted tribes in the world. As early as 1494, Portugal and Spain decided to divide South America in the Treaty of Tordesillas. Because the line had been agreed in ignorance of the coastline of the New World, the eastern tip of South America (still generally unknown at the time) also belonged to Portugal's territory. The prerequisite for legitimate occupation was the consistent catholization of the locals. The period from 1500 to 1530 was characterized by bartering with the locals.

Place of Publication Meissen
Dimensions (cm)9,5 x 14 cm
ConditionVery good
Coloringoriginal colored
TechniqueCopper print

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