1628 Henricus Hondius Antique Map of South America, inset of Cusco - Beautiful Spain & Portugal with updates to 1888

with updates to 1888

in 1840 and was published in the Chapman & Hall edition of the Society For the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK) Atlas

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

the Europeans began to note that Monomatapa was particularly rich in gold

that China was an extremely civilized nation that was in a process of decay by the time of European contact

1628 Henricus Hondius Antique Map of South America, inset of Cusco - Beautiful Spain & Portugal with updates to 1888Title : 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