Title: Brasil
Map Maker:
Giovanni Battista Ramusio
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Place / Date: Venice / 1556
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Coloring: Uncolored
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Size: 14.5 x 10.5 inches
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Condition: VG
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Price:
SOLD
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Inventory ID: 18862
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Description: Ramusio's map of Brazil is the earliest obtainable separately issued regional map of Brazil, from Gastaldi's Delle Navigazione e Viaggi, first published in Venice in 1556.
The map represents an extremely early and inaccurate depiction Brazil. The inland is virtually unknown. The Amazon and the Rio de Plata originate from a Volcano deep in the jungle. Beyond that is TERRA NON DESCOPERTA. The map is more pictorial than a representation of geographical information. Along the coast, Portuguese and French visitors are seen together with local indians ocean is filled with French and Portuguese ships, with fish and with monsters. Modern Rio de Janeiro is south of C. frio (Cabo Frio), and Salvador or Bahia, at C. de todos Santos. As noted by Suarez, "the vignettes include an early depiction of the hammock, for which the Brazilian Indians are famous, and the parrot. Hunting and domestic scenes abound, but Ramusio has spared the viewer the cannibal cliche already popularized on other maps."
An essential map for collectors.
References: Sabin 67740. Tooley & Bricker p.214.
Related Categories:
Maps of America
Maps of South America
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