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Cornelis van Wytfliet: Brasilia
Title: Brasilia Map Maker: Cornelis van Wytfliet
Description: Wytfliet's map of Brazil is one of the earliest obtainable map of the region. The map appeared in Wytfliet's Descriptionis Ptolemaicae Augmentum, the first atlas to focus on the mapping of the New World. In 1597 Cornelis van Wytfliet published his Augmentum to Ptolemy's Geography. The purpose was to provide a systematic description ofl the Americas, a part of the world unknown to Ptolemy. Wytfliet dedicates his work to Philip III of Spain. The book is a history of the New World to date, recording its discovery, natural history etc. Wytfliet includes nineteen maps, one of the world and eighteen regional maps of the Americas. Condition Description: Minor reinforcement on verso and a bit of loss at centerfold, restored in facsimile.
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