1639 Jan Jansson Antique Map of Peru, South America Peru was engraved in 1712 -

was engraved in 1712 - dated - as a large stand alone map

This finely engraved beautifully hand coloured original antique 2 x birds-eye view of the Bay of Pozzuoli -in the Gulf of Naples - with The city of Pozzuoli & the Port Of Baia visible was published by Georg Braun & Frans Hogenberg for the 1575 atlas of town plans Civiates Orbis Terrarum Vol II intended as a companion to Abraham Ortelius's master Atlas Theatrum Orbis Terrarum published in 1570

connected by an inextensible massless string over an ideal massless pulley

and of his work in surveying the coasts of Great Britain culminating in the issue in 1693 of the Great Britain's Coasting Pilot

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1639 Jan Jansson Antique Map of Peru, South America Peru was engraved in 1712 -Title : Peru Date : 1639 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Ref: 43147 Size: 22 1 2in x 20in (570mm x 500mm) Description: This finely engraved beautifully hand coloured original antique map of the ancient South American country of Peru was published in the 1639 French edition of Jan Jansson's Atlas Nouvs. General Description: Paper thickness and quality: Heavy and stable Paper color: off white Age of map color: Original Colors used: Green, pink, yellow,