South America

  • 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.

  • 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
    12881

    Coloured map of the Strait of Magellan, Tierra del Fuego. Printed in Amsterdam by J. Hondius in 1633.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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
    11143

    Old coloured map of Colombia. Printed in Amsterdam by Janssonius circa 1637.

  • 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.

  • 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
    10876

    Antique town view of Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. Printed in Nuremberg by Fürst in 1638.

  • 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
    10877

    Antique town view of Cuzco, Peru. Printed in Nuremberg by Fürst in 1638.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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
    11770

    Old coloured map of the American continent. Printed in Amsterdam by R. & J. Ottens in 1729.

  • 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
    10328

    Old coloured map of California as an Island. Printed in Nuremberg by J. B. Homann circa 1710.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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
    11959

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

  • 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
    10419

    Sea chart of South America, Africa, Sea Chart. Printed in Amsterdam by J. v. Keulen circa 1720.

  • 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
    11720

    Old coloured map of Brazil. Printed in Nuremberg by J. B. Homann circa 1720.

  • 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
    12184

    Old coloured map of the American continent. Printed in Nuremberg by J. B. Homann circa 1720.

  • 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.

  • 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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