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Antique Print-PORTO-CALVO-BRAZIL-BATTLE-DUTCH-CAPTURE-Merian-1640

Print

€175.00

‘”EROBERUNG DER VESTUNG POVACON ZU PORTO CALVO IN BRASILIA, DURCH GRAFF JOH. MAURITZ VAN NASSAU GENERAL IN BRASILIEN, IM FEBUARIO UND MARIO ANNO 1637 . . . GEZEICHNET DURCH COLON. CHRISTOFF ARTISCHOWSKY.”‘

– A bird’s-eye view of the Dutch capture of the fort at Porto Calvo, Brazil, in February and March 1637, showing fortified structures, landscape features, troop movements, and encampments. The composition provides a topographical perspective of the region and its strategic importance. The region was a significant battleground between the Portuguese and the Dutch for control over the sugar industry. The print was created by Matthaus Merian and published in Theatrum Europaeum around 1640.

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Description

Medium: Copper engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 38.4 x 33.6 cm (15.12 x 13.23 inch). Image size: 35.5 x 26.5 cm. (13.98 x 10.43 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Some soiling, creasing, and mild foxing. Vertical centerfold as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

PORTO CALVO, DUTCH BRAZIL, BATTLE OF PORTO CALVO, JOHAN MAURITS OF NASSAU, DUTCH-PORTUGUESE WAR, COLONIAL BRAZIL, SUGAR INDUSTRY CONFLICTS, DUTCH WEST INDIA COMPANY, 17TH-CENTURY MILITARY MAPS, MATTH?US MERIAN ENGRAVINGS | MAPS-LARGE

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Theatrum Europaeum, Frankfurt, c. 1640.

Biography engraver: Matth?us Merian (1593-1650) was a Swiss engraver and publisher, best known for his detailed town views and historical battle illustrations. He took over the de Bry publishing house in Frankfurt and created important works documenting European and colonial conflicts.

Additional information

Dimensions 33 × 38 × 1 cm

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