Caerte Van De Cust Van Florida Tot De Verginis Streckende Van Cabo De Canaveral Tot Baya De La

by Arent Roggeveen

$27,500 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

The rare first sea chart from the Carolinas to Florida, here in a stunning hand-colored example. First state of Roggveen's rare sea chart of the Southeasten Coast of North America, the first sea chart to focus on the region and one of great importrance, showing the region through which the majority of Spain's treasure ships from the New World sailed. This map is based on Dutch East India Company sources, and draws heavily on Hessel Gerritsz's rare sea chart of 1631, which

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