South America

Sebastian Münster: Der Statt Themistitan in den Neuwen Inseln gelegen / Die Statt Cusco so die fuernembste im Land...
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Early woodcut view of Cusco (Cuzco) in Peru by Sebastian Munster on the full double sheet. One of the earliest views of a city in the New World. Verso an early woodcut plan of Mexico City, showing...
Der Statt Themistitan in den Neuwen Inseln gelegen / Die Statt Cusco so...
1574 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut town view of Cusco, Peru, Mexico City. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
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Sebastian Münster: Americae sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio / Die newen Inseln, so hinder Hispania gegen Orient,...
Sebastian Petri, Basle, 1588 (1598)
Beautiful original antique map of America by Sebastian Münster. The west coast of North America features Vázquez de Coronado's Quivira , one of the mythical Seven Cities of Gold , as well as the...
Americae sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio / Die newen Inseln, so hinder...
1588 - Sebastian Münster
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Woodcut map of the American continent. Printed in Basle by Sebastian Petri in 1598.
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Theodor de Bry: America sive Novus Orbis Respectu Europaeorum Inferior Globi Terrestris Pars 1596
Theodor de Bry, Frankfurt, 1596
De Bry's Beautifully Engraved Map of the New World.A very fine full color example of De Bry's scarce map of North and South America. With full-length portraits of the important explorers...
America sive Novus Orbis Respectu Europaeorum Inferior Globi Terrestris...
1596 - Theodor de Bry
12579
Coloured map of the American continent. Printed in Frankfurt by Theodor de Bry in 1596.
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Girolamo Ruscelli: America
G. Rosaccio, Venice, 1598
Coloured copper engraved America Map of G. Ruscelli. This example has a thin unexplained engraved line around the continent. From Ruscelli's Ptolemy Geographica "Le Relationi Universali" published...
America
1598 - Girolamo Ruscelli
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Coloured map of the American continent. Printed in Venice by G. Rosaccio in 1598.
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Giovanni Antonio Magini: America
Matthias Quad, Cologne, 1604
Beautiful original old hand coloured copper engraved map of America. Based on Giovanni d'Anian's Map of America from 1582. Compared to the Western Hemisphere map from Ortelius, Magini includes...
America
1604 - Giovanni Antonio Magini
10579
Old coloured map of the American continent. Printed in Cologne by Matthias Quad in 1604.
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Jodocus Hondius: America Meridionalis
Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1628
This highly sought-after map of South America was engraved by Jodocus Hondius. It is one of the earliest decorative maps available that depicts the South American continent. The map includes the...
America Meridionalis
1628 - Jodocus Hondius
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Coloured map of South America. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1628.
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Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Paraguay, o Prov. de Rio de la Plata cum regionibus adiacentibus Tucuman et S.ta Cruz de la Sierra
1630
Attractive map of Paraguay. Wtih 2 cartouche and a seamonster.
Paraguay, o Prov. de Rio de la Plata cum regionibus adiacentibus Tucuman...
1630 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
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Antique map of Paraguay. Printed in the year 1630.
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Johannes Janssonius: Peru
Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1633
Beautiful antique map of Peru by Johannes Janssonius. Showing Peru with an eastward orientation, delineates the colony along its Pacific coast. The rugged, mountainous terrain dominates the...
Peru
1633 - Johannes Janssonius
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Coloured map of Peru. Printed in Amsterdam by Janssonius in 1633.
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Jodocus Hondius: Freti Magellanici ac Novi Freti vulgo Le Maire Exactissima Delineatio
J. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633
This beautiful antique map by Hondius vividly captures the Straits of Magellan, Le Maire Strait, Tierra del Fuego, and the southern tip of Patagonia. The coastlines of Tierra del Fuego are...
Freti Magellanici ac Novi Freti vulgo Le Maire Exactissima Delineatio
1633 - Jodocus Hondius
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Coloured map of the Strait of Magellan, Tierra del Fuego. Printed in Amsterdam by J. Hondius in 1633.
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Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Terra Firma et Novum Regnum Granatense et Popayan
Willem and Joan Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1635
Decorative, old coloured copper engraved map of Colombia by W. Blaeu. Shows parts of Ecuador with Esmeraldas in the south-west, up to Venezuela in the East. In the northwest with Panama and Costa...
Terra Firma et Novum Regnum Granatense et Popayan
1635 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
12758
Old coloured map of Colombia, Panama. Printed in Amsterdam by Willem and Joan Blaeu in 1635.
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Johannes Janssonius: Terra Firma et Novum Regnum Granatense et Popayan
Janssonius, Amsterdam, circa 1637
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
1637 - Johannes Janssonius
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Old coloured map of Colombia. Printed in Amsterdam by Janssonius circa 1637.
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Daniel Meissner: Olinda de Phernambuco
Fürst, Nuremberg, 1638
Cooper engraved view of Olinda the historical city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco from D. Meisner "Sciographia Cosmica" printed 1638 in Nuremberg. With Latin and German aphorism and sailing...
Olinda de Phernambuco
1638 - Daniel Meissner
10599
Antique town view of Olinda, Brazil. Printed in Nuremberg by Fürst in 1638.
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Daniel Meissner: S. Salvator in Brasilien
Fürst, Nuremberg, 1638
Cooper engraved view of Salvador, Bahia in Brazil from D. Meissner "Sciographia Cosmica" printed 1638 in Nuremberg. With Latin and German aphorism and sailing boats.
S. Salvator in Brasilien
1638 - Daniel Meissner
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Antique town view of Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. Printed in Nuremberg by Fürst in 1638.
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Daniel Meissner: Cusco in West Indien
Fürst, Nuremberg, 1638
Cooper engraved view of Cuzco in Peru from D. Meissner "Sciographia Cosmica" printed 1638 in Nuremberg. With Latin and German aphorism.
Cusco in West Indien
1638 - Daniel Meissner
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Antique town view of Cuzco, Peru. Printed in Nuremberg by Fürst in 1638.
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Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Novus Brasiliae Typus
W. J. Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1640-43
Antique map of Brazil by Willem J. Blaeu. Shows a very detailed and accurate coastline while the interior is still speculative. With an inset maps of Baya de Todos os Sanctos (Bay of All Saints)....
Novus Brasiliae Typus
1640 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
12759
Coloured map of Brazil. Printed in Amsterdam by W. J. Blaeu in 1640.
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Arnoldus Montanus: Brasilia
Jacob Meurs, Amsterdam, 1671
Hand-coloured engraved sea chart of Brazil by A. Montanus. From De Nieuwe en onbekende weereld: of Beschryving van America en 't zuid-land published 1671 in Amsterdam. Decorated with two...
Brasilia
1671 - Arnoldus Montanus
11449
Coloured map of Brazil. Printed in Amsterdam by Jacob Meurs in 1671.
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Alexis Hubert Jaillot: Amerique Septentrionale Divisee en Ses Principales Parties [and] L'Amerique Meridionale Divisee...
R. & J. Ottens, Amsterdam, 1694 (1729)
A matching set of two old colored maps of North and South America by Alexis Hubert Jaillot. California is still shown as an island and the Great Lakes are shown with open ends in the West. Separate...
Amerique Septentrionale Divisee en Ses Principales Parties [and]...
1694 - Alexis Hubert Jaillot
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Old coloured map of the American continent. Printed in Amsterdam by R. & J. Ottens in 1729.
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Johann Baptist Homann: Totius Americae Septentrionalis et Meridionalis Novisima Representatio
J. B. Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710
First state of this early edition of J. B. Homann's America map with California as an Island and without printers privilege. The Mississippi River is based on the early French Jesuit explorations,...
Totius Americae Septentrionalis et Meridionalis Novisima Representatio
1710 - Johann Baptist Homann
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Old coloured map of California as an Island. Printed in Nuremberg by J. B. Homann circa 1710.
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Christoph Weigel: America Meridionalis Studio Guilielmi de l'Isle...
Johann Ernst Adelbulner, Nuremberg, 1718
Scarce and interesting map of south America from Christoph Weigel after G. de l'Iisle. The Pacific ocean with the Solomon Islands. The interior is filled with the names of various Indian nations....
America Meridionalis Studio Guilielmi de l'Isle...
1718 - Christoph Weigel
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Old coloured map of South America. Printed in Nuremberg by Johann Ernst Adelbulner in 1718.
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Johannes van Keulen: Nieuwe Wassende Graadige Pas-kaart van de Kust van Guinea en Brasilia strekkende van Cap-Verde...
J. v. Keulen, Amsterdam, circa 1720
Very large scale seachart of the Atlanic Ocean from J. van Keulen. Showing the west coast of Africa down to South Africa and Brasil in the West. Exceptional for a nautical chart, a lot of inland...
Nieuwe Wassende Graadige Pas-kaart van de Kust van Guinea en Brasilia...
1720 - Johannes van Keulen
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Sea chart of South America, Africa, Sea Chart. Printed in Amsterdam by J. v. Keulen circa 1720.
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Johann Baptist Homann: Portugalliae et Algarbiae ... [inset Brazil] Regnum Brasiliae in America Australi
J. B. Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1720
Beautiful, old coloured map of Portugal by Johann Baptist Homann. With a large inset (20x20 cm) of the Portuguese colonies in Brazil. On the Atlantic Ocean the English and Portuguese fleets under...
Portugalliae et Algarbiae ... [inset Brazil] Regnum Brasiliae in America...
1720 - Johann Baptist Homann
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Old coloured map of Brazil. Printed in Nuremberg by J. B. Homann circa 1720.
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Johann Baptist Homann: Totius Americae Septentrionalis et Meridionalis Novissima Repraesentatio
J. B. Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1720
Early antique map of America by Johann Baptist Homann. The first of two America maps by Homann. This example is in the third state with California already correctly represented as a peninsula. For...
Totius Americae Septentrionalis et Meridionalis Novissima Repraesentatio
1720 - Johann Baptist Homann
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Old coloured map of the American continent. Printed in Nuremberg by J. B. Homann circa 1720.
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Guillaume de l'Isle: Carte de la Terre Ferme, du Perou, du Bresil, et du Pays des Amazones...
Covens & Mortier, Amsterdam, circa 1730
Old coloured map of the northern part of South America after Guillaume de l'Isle. This is the Covens & Mortier version of the G. de l'Isle map. Shows the Amazon region with Brazil, Colombia,...
Carte de la Terre Ferme, du Perou, du Bresil, et du Pays des Amazones...
1730 - Guillaume de l'Isle
12447
Old coloured map of South America. Printed in Amsterdam by Covens & Mortier circa 1730.
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Guillaume de l'Isle: Carte du Paraguay du Chili du Detroit de Magellan...
Covens & Mortier, Amsterdam, circa 1730
Old coloured map of the southern part of South America after Guillaume de l'Isle. This is the Covens & Mortier version of the G. de l'Isle map. Shows Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, southern...
Carte du Paraguay du Chili du Detroit de Magellan...
1730 - Guillaume de l'Isle
12448
Old coloured map of South America. Printed in Amsterdam by Covens & Mortier circa 1730.
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