Cartographer:
HONDIUS, Henricus
Title:
Chili
Stock Code:
56
Method:
Copper engraving
Colouring:
Later colour
Edition:
French edition
Size: (W x H):
48cm x 38cm
19 inches x 15 inches
Date:
c1630 French edition
Price:
£375
A bold and beautiful map within a beaded border. Ornamented cartouche at top left, secondary cartouche at top right with three scales. The sea is decorated with ships, compass and sea monsters, whilst a volcano spews fire in the Andes. The map shows the mid section of the Chilean coast, from the Atacama Desert south to Chiloe
Fine condition, good margins.