Print Description
Bird’s-eye view of Rio Grande in Brazil, with detailed fortifications and fleets at sea.
Made by an anonymous engraver after After Gregorio Leti, based on Isaac Commelin.
Medium: Etching/Engraving on hand-laid (verge) paper. Watermark: Yes.
Sheet size: 37.8 x 30 cm (14.88 x 11.81 inch). Image size: 37 x 28.5 cm. (14.57 x 11.22 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.
RIO GRANDE, BRAZIL, DUTCH CONQUEST, PRINCE OF ORANGE, FREDERICK HENDRICK, GREGORIO LETI | PCO-EXPO-425
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published in I. Commelin, Frederick Hendrick van Nassauw (…), 1656.
Reference: FMH 1717; Atlas van Stolk 1933-17.
Biography artist: Gregorio Leti (1630-1701) was a history and satire writer, born in Milan and later moved to England. He wrote for Charles II a history of England, but fled to Amsterdam after insulting Charles. In Holland he worked on his book about the history of the seven Provinces: ‘Teatro Belgico’.
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