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Extremely rare plan of Recife, from Father Giovanni Giuseppe di Santa Teresa's 2 volume Istoria delle Guerre del Regno del Brasileaccadute tra corone di Portogallo e la republica di olanda, published in Rome in 1698.
A highly detailed map of Recife, including fortifications, roads, and neighboring islands. Decorative title held by two angels. Two other angels hold Brazilian coat of Arms and royal crown.
This marvelous plan of Recife was one of 23 maps which appeared in this rare account of the Dutch-Portugese colonial war, which lasted until 1662, when Holland signed a treaty with Portugal, by which all territorial claims in Brazil were abandoned by Holland, in exchange for certain commercial privileges.
Borba de Moraes describes the book as "one of the most sumptuous works published in the XVII Century about a Brazilian subject. It was subsidized by 5 thousand cruzados by D. Pedro II, and the most famous engravers of the time did the engraving . . . The "Santa Teresa," as it is known among bibliophiles, is difficult to find complete and in good condition. Taunay considers it 'one of the most costly Brazilian seicentista pieces . . when in perfect condition, and with all the magnificent maps and engravings that adorn it.'" (Bibliographia Brasiliana, II, 231).
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