1628 Henricus Hondius Antique Map of South America, inset of Cusco - Beautiful Spain & Portugal Paper size: - 36in x

Paper size: - 36in x 25in (910mm x 635mm)

with updates to 1888

Another purpose of the voyage was to explore the South Seas to determine if an inhabitable continent existed in the mid-latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere

since maps were often viewed on the floor while the viewers sat around the map in a circle

can be gathered from the town symbols surmounted by a small cross

1628 Henricus Hondius Antique Map of South America, inset of Cusco - Beautiful Spain & Portugal Paper size: - 36in xTitle : America Meridionalis Date : 1628 Size: 22in x 18 1 2in (560mm x 470mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Ref: 35645 Description: This superb, original antique hand coloured folio map of South America, was engraved by Jodocus Hondius & published by his son Henricus for the continuation of Gerard Mercators 1628 French edition of Atlas. This map is in superb condition with beautiful hand colouring, a deep heavy imprint denoting an early pressing on