Covens & Mortier: Le Bresil
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Cartographer:
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Covens & Mortier
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Title:
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Le Bresil
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Date:
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c. 1730
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Published:
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Amsterdam
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Width:
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12 inches / 31 cm
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Height:
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9 inches / 23 cm
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Map ref:
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SAM3403
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Description:
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Attractive copper-engraved map of Brazil subdividing the region into Capitanias, or Captaincies, a system of governance established by the Portuguese in 1534. The map extends from the mouth of the Amazon River in the north to Sao Vicente in the south. Based on a map first published by Pieter van der Aa in 1713.
Original hand-colour. [SAM3403] |