Antique Print-CABO-ST-AUGUSTIN-FORTIFICATIONS-BRAZIL-Commelin-1652

Description

Shows fortifications near Cabo St. Augustin, with numerous ships in the harbor and detailed topography inland.

Made by an anonymous engraver after Commelin.

Medium: Etching on hand-laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 38.3 x 28.2 cm (15.08 x 11.1 inch). Image size: 38.3 x 28.2 cm. (15.08 x 11.1 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light soiling, foxing and creasing. Origianl middle fold as issued. Paper edges chipped. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

CABO ST. AUGUSTIN, BRAZIL, FORTIFICATIONS, DUTCH COLONIAL HISTORY, JODOCUS JANSSONIUS, 1651 | PCO-EXPO-425

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published in I. Commelin, Frederick Hendrick van Nassauw (…), 1656.

Reference: FMH 1723.