Title: La Florida [with] Guastecan [with] Peruviae Avriferae Regionis Typus
Map Maker:
Abraham Ortelius
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Place / Date: Antwerp / 1592
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Coloring: Hand Colored
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Size: 18 x 13 inches
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Condition: VG+
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Price:
SOLD
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Inventory ID: 6016
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Description: Nice example of Ortelius' seminal map of Florida and the South, plus maps of Central and South America, from the 1592 Latin edition of Oretlius' Theatrum. A rare map of North America to be based upon Spanish sources, specifically Geronimo de Chaves, the Royal Cosmographer to Philip II of Spain. One of the earliest maps to show internal detail, based upon the findings of Hernando de Soto, as recorded by Gonzalo de Oviedo. This is the earliest regional mapping of the South and Southeast. The map porvided the foundation cartography for the region, especially the river systems. The map first appeared in the 1584 Latin edition of Ortelius' Theatrum. Burden 57; Cumming 5, Van Den Broecke 15. The old huge Inca Peruvian empire depicts the regions conquered by the Spaniards in 1531-33 in today's Central America and most of northern South America. Guasteca shows a portion of east-central Mexico along the Gulf of Mexico coastline. The material was drawn from the Casa de Contrataction, one of the earliest examples of the dissemination of Spanish cartographic information from the New World. A nice wide margined example in attractive full color.
Related Categories:
Maps of America
Maps of Central America
Maps of the American South
Maps of South America
Maps of Southeast America
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