Guiana sive Amazonum Regio
Product information: Guiana sive Amazonum Regio
Copper engraving, hand colored in outline and wash when published. Published in Amsterdam at Hendrik Hondius, verso descriptive French text. This decorative map shows Guiana with the neighboring Trinidad and the adjacenting Amazon river. In the left lower side is a decorative renaissance mileage scale and in the upper right corner is a highly decorative ornated title cartouche. The Atlantic Ocean is ornated with a compass rose, sailing ships and a sea monster.
Properties
| Category: | Guiana |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 1638-45 |
| Published place: | Amsterdam |
| Publisher: | Hondius Hendricus |
| Technique: | Copper engraving / Original color. |
| Type: | Antique Map, map |