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Antique map of World by de Bry J. Th.
[No title] - Schouten - de Bry J. Th., 1619.
Copper engraving
Size: 17 x 20cm (7 x 8 inches)
Verso text: German
Condition: Old coloured.
References: Shirley, 301 (Rarity "U" = Uncommon).
The voyage round the world in 1615-17 under the sailing captainship of Willem Cornelis Schouten and commanded by Jacob Le Maire was first narrated in a small book. It was published in 1618 by Willem Jansz. (Blaeu) who may well have commissioned the maps. During its circumnavigation the expedition discovered a new strait off Tierra del Fuego which was named after Le Maire. They also charted Staten Island nearby and hitherto unknown stretches of the New Guinea coastline.
A description of Schouten's voyage was included in de Bry's America published in 1619. This map comes from a German edition, printed in Frankfurt in the same year.
Item number: 227
Price: 1300 Euro
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