South America

  • Benedetto Bordone:  [West Indies, Jamaica, Hispaniola and South America]

    Venice, 1528-1565

    Rare map of the Caribbean with parts of South America by Benedetto Bordone. With Jamaica, Hispaniola and the northern part of South America.From Libro di Benedetto Bordone... de tutte...

    [West Indies, Jamaica, Hispaniola and South America]
    1528 - Benedetto Bordone
    12247

    Antique woodcut map of Hispaniola, Jamaica. Printed in Venice between 1528 and 1565.

    690,00 €
  • Sebastian Münster:  Die neüwen Inseln, so hinder Hispanien gegen Orient, bey dem Landt Indie ligen.

    Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1540 (1578)

    The first map to show the New World as an entity. Earliest appearance of Japan on a map, predating European contact. First appearance of Mare Pacificum on a map.Sebastian Münster's...

    Die neüwen Inseln, so hinder Hispanien gegen Orient, bey dem Landt Indie...
    1540 - Sebastian Münster
    12836

    Coloured woodcut map of the American continent. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1578.

    6 900,00 €
  • Francois de Belleforest:  Il Cuscho Citta Principale della Provincia del Peru

    Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575

    A scarce and early woodcut view of Cusco (Cuzco) in Peru. Ruled in brown ink. As a woodcut view, it is extremely fine cut and represents one of the earliest views of a city in the New World. The...

    Il Cuscho Citta Principale della Provincia del Peru
    1575 - Francois de Belleforest
    11361

    Antique woodcut map of Cuzco, Cusco, Peru. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.

    850,00 €
  • Cornelius Wytfliet:  Residuum Continentis Cum Adiacentibus Insulis.

    Louvain, circa 1597

    Early and important antique map of Venezuela and the eastern part of the Caribbean by Cornelis van Wytfliet. First published in 1597 in Descriptionis Ptolemaicae Augmentum . Showing the north...

    Residuum Continentis Cum Adiacentibus Insulis.
    1597 - Cornelius Wytfliet
    11884

    Antique map of Venezuela and the Caribbean. Printed in Louvain circa 1597.

    820,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Venezuela, cum parte Australi Novae Andalusiae.

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    A fine 17th century map of Venezuela and the Lesser Antilles by Jodocus Hondius. Shows Venezuela, along with the Windward Islands (comprising Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago), as well as the Lesser...

    Venezuela, cum parte Australi Novae Andalusiae.
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12790

    Coloured map of Venezuela. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1633.

    850,00 €
  • Johannes Janssonius:  Terra Firma et Novum Regnum Granatense et Popayan

    Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Decorative, old coloured copper engraved map of Colombia by J. Janssonius. Shows parts of Ecuador with Esmeraldas in the south-west, up to Venezuela in the East. With the detailed course of the...

    Terra Firma et Novum Regnum Granatense et Popayan
    1633 - Johannes Janssonius
    12866

    Coloured map of Colombia. Printed in Amsterdam by Janssonius in 1633.

    650,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Guiana sive Amazonum Regio

    Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Beautiful coloured antique map of Guiana by Jodocus Hondius, showcasing the northeastern parts of South America, Lake Parima (Parime Lacus), and the route to El Dorado. The map's geographical...

    Guiana sive Amazonum Regio
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12876

    Coloured map of Guiana. Printed in Amsterdam by Janssonius in 1633.

    550,00 €
  • Johannes Janssonius:  Paraguay, o Prov. de Rio de la Plata cum Regionibus Adiacentibus Tucuman et Sta. Cruz de la Sierra

    J. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Beautiful map centered on Paraguay by J. Janssonius. With Uruguay, Bolivia and parts of Argentina, Brazil, Peru and Chile. Including the Paraguay River basin, the Peru-Chilean coast, and Lake...

    Paraguay, o Prov. de Rio de la Plata cum Regionibus Adiacentibus Tucuman...
    1633 - Johannes Janssonius
    12891

    Coloured map of Paraguay, La Plata Basin. Printed in Amsterdam by J. Hondius in 1633.

    850,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Chili

    J. Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Beautiful antique map of Chile by Jodocus Hondius. Showing Chile along its Pacific coast with an eastward orientation. The rugged, mountainous terrain dominates the interior, also two...

    Chili
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12892

    Coloured map of Chile. Printed in Amsterdam by J. Janssonius in 1633.

    650,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Accuratissima Brasiliae Tabula. Amstelodami Henricus Hondius excudit.

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1636

    Antique map of Brazil by Henricus Hondius. Shows a very detailed and accurate coastline while the interior is still speculative. With two inset maps of Baya de Todos os Sanctos (Bay of All...

    Accuratissima Brasiliae Tabula. Amstelodami Henricus Hondius excudit.
    1636 - Jodocus Hondius
    11918

    Coloured map of Brazil. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1636.

    950,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Americae pars Meridionalis

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1638

    Beautiful map of the South American continent by Henricus Hondius. This map offers a wealth of geographical detail concerning South America, complemented by several vignettes depicting indigenous...

    Americae pars Meridionalis
    1638 - Jodocus Hondius
    12806

    Coloured map of South America. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1638.

    1 500,00 €
  • Willem Janszoon Blaeu:  Tabula Magellanica, qua Tierrae del fuego cum celeberrimis fretis a F. Magellano et I. Le Maire...

    Joan Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1643-50

    Blaeu's splendid map of Tierra de Fuego with the Strait of Magellan.Old coloured sea chart of Tierra de Fuego with the Strait of Magellan and Le Maire Strait by Willem Blaeu. From the French...

    Tabula Magellanica, qua Tierrae del fuego cum celeberrimis fretis a F....
    1643 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
    11765

    Old coloured sea chart of the Strait of Magellan, Tierra del Fuego. Printed in Amsterdam by Joan Blaeu in 1643.

    1 250,00 €
  • Willem Janszoon Blaeu:  Maritima Brasiliae Universae - Qua Patet Orbis

    Joan Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1647 [1652]

    This very rare coastal map of Brazil, issued separately, is based on Joan Blaeu's monumental 1647 wall map of Dutch Brazil. This sheet is the lower left part of the wall map compiled by the German...

    Maritima Brasiliae Universae - Qua Patet Orbis
    1647 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
    12969

    Old coloured map of Brazil. Printed in Amsterdam by Joan Blaeu in 1652.

    2 900,00 €
  • Willem Janszoon Blaeu:  Praefecturae de Paraiba, et Rio Grande

    Joan Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1662

    Impressive and coveted map of the coastline in the north-east of Brazil. The map was published for the first time by J. Blaeu in Rerum per octennium in Brasilia by Caspar Barlaeus in 1647 and...

    Praefecturae de Paraiba, et Rio Grande
    1662 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
    11769

    Old coloured map of Rio Grande do Norte, Paraiba, Brazil. Printed in Amsterdam by Joan Blaeu in 1662.

    1 400,00 €
  • Giovanni Giacomo Rossi:  L'America Meridionale Nuovamente Coretta...

    G. G. de Rossi, Rome, 1677

    First state of the rare map of South America by G. G. de Rossi after G. Sanson. Based on the map of Sanson from 1669. This is the first state of the map, dated 1677 in the cartouche. From de...

    L'America Meridionale Nuovamente Coretta...
    1677 - Giovanni Giacomo Rossi
    12416

    Old coloured map of South America. Printed in Rome by G. G. de Rossi in 1677.

    750,00 €
  • Christoph Weigel:  Facies Poli Antarctici ex recentissimis itinerariis descripta a. Christophoro Weigelio

    Johann Ernst Adelbulner, Nuremberg, 1718

    Old coloured map of the South Pole by Christoph Weigel. Shows the southern polar region with the tip of South America ( Tierra Del Fuego, Cape Horn), the Strait of Magellan and the Le Maire Strait....

    Facies Poli Antarctici ex recentissimis itinerariis descripta a....
    1718 - Christoph Weigel
    11954

    Old coloured map of the South Pole. Printed in Nuremberg by Johann Ernst Adelbulner in 1718.

    650,00 €
  • Christoph Weigel:  Novi Orbis sive Totius Americae cum Adiacentibus Insulis Nova exhibitio

    Johann Ernst Adelbulner, Nuremberg, 1718

    Scarce and interesting map of America by Christoph Weigel. California is still represented as a big island. The Mississippi river flows into the Gulf of Mexico. In the northern Pacific a legend...

    Novi Orbis sive Totius Americae cum Adiacentibus Insulis Nova exhibitio
    1718 - Christoph Weigel
    11956

    Old coloured map of the American continent. Printed in Nuremberg by Johann Ernst Adelbulner in 1718.

    890,00 €
  • Guillaume de l'Isle:  L'Amerique Meridionale Dressee sur les Observations de Mrs. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences......

    Covens & Mortier, Amsterdam, circa 1730

    Old coloured map of South America after Guillaume de l'Isle. This is the Covens & Mortier version of the G. de l'Isle map of south America. With the legendary lake Lake Parime or Lake Parima,...

    L'Amerique Meridionale Dressee sur les Observations de Mrs. de...
    1730 - Guillaume de l'Isle
    12446

    Old coloured map of South America. Printed in Amsterdam by Covens & Mortier circa 1730.

    500,00 €
  • Homann Erben:  Neu und Verbesserter Plan der St. u. Hafens Havana auf der Ins. Cuba / Neu und Verbesserter Plan...

    Homann Erben, Nuremberg, 1739

    A striking example of the two habor plans of Havana, Cuba and Cartagena, Colombia. Printed around 1740 by Homann Erben in Nuremberg. The plan of Havana with a legend to 11 places, a bird's eye view...

    Neu und Verbesserter Plan der St. u. Hafens Havana auf der Ins. Cuba /...
    1739 - Homann Erben
    12756

    Old coloured map of Havana, Cartagena. Printed in Nuremberg by Homann Erben in 1739.

    850,00 €
  • Reiner Ottens:  Novae Hispaniae, Chili, Peruviae, et Guatimalae Littorae

    Reiner & Joshua Ottens, Amsterdam, 1745

    Large sea chart of Central and South America by Reiner & Joshua Ottens. Shows the eastern part of the Pacific with the northwest coast of South America to Valparaiso and South Mexico from Cap...

    Novae Hispaniae, Chili, Peruviae, et Guatimalae Littorae
    1745 - Reiner Ottens
    12044

    Coloured sea chart of the Pacific Ocean. Printed in Amsterdam by Reiner & Joshua Ottens in 1745.

    1 100,00 €
  • Sebastian Münster:  Die Neuwen Inseln / so hinder Hispanien gegen Orient / bey dem Landt Indie ligen

    Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1540 (1574)

    The first map to show the New World as an entity. Earliest appearance of Japan on a map, predating European contact. First appearance of Mare Pacificum on a map.Sebastian Munster's...

    Die Neuwen Inseln / so hinder Hispanien gegen Orient / bey dem Landt...
    1540 - Sebastian Münster
    11326

    Coloured woodcut map of the American continent. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.

  • Sebastian Münster:  Die neuwen Inseln, so hinder Hispanien gegen Orient bey dem Land India ligen

    Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1540 (1550)

    The first map to show the New World as an entity. Earliest appearance of Japan on a map, predating European contact. First appearance of Mare Pacificum on a map.Early state of...

    Die neuwen Inseln, so hinder Hispanien gegen Orient bey dem Land India...
    1540 - Sebastian Münster
    12468

    Coloured woodcut map of the American continent. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1550.

  • Sebastian Münster:  Tabula Novarum Insularum, quas Diversis Respectibus Occidentales & Indianas Vocant

    Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1540 (1554)

    The first map to show the New World as an entity. Earliest appearance of Japan on a map, predating European contact. First appearance of Mare Pacificum on a map.Early state of...

    Tabula Novarum Insularum, quas Diversis Respectibus Occidentales &...
    1540 - Sebastian Münster
    12611

    Coloured woodcut map of the American continent. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1554.

  • Pedro de Medina:  Nuevo Mundo

    Francisco Frenandez de Cordova, Valladolid, 1545

    Real First Edition of Medina's Very Rare Map of America and the Atlantic.Very rare and important first edition of the map of America and the Atlantic from Pedro de Medina's Arte de Navegar...

    Nuevo Mundo
    1545 - Pedro de Medina
    12549

    Woodcut sea chart of the Atlantic Ocean. Printed in Valladolid by Francisco Frenandez de Cordova in 1545.

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