Occidentalis Americae partis, ve, earum Regionum quas Christophorus Columbus

by Caribbean., T./ Benzoni De Bry, H.

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33 x 43.9 cm 13 x 17.2 inches . Superb hand color, heightened with gold. Excellent. One of the masterworks of early modern map engraving and among the earliest focused depictions of the West Indies within the context of the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, the Yucatan, Panama, and the northern coast of South America. A principal aim of the map is to show the discoveries of Columbus; and accordingly, various legends on the map mark the significant events during

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