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Montanus
Yucatan partie de la Nouvelle ...


Certificate of Authentication


This is to certify that the item illustrated and described below is a genuine antique
map, print or book that was first produced and published in 1671, today 353 years ago.
November 21, 2024

Dr Leendert Helmink, Ph.D.
Cartographer(s)

Montanus

First Published

Amsterdam, 1671

This edition

1671

Size

28.5 x 36.1 cms

Technique

Copper engraving

Stock number

18661

Condition

excellent

Antique map of Yucatan, Honduras, Guatemala by Montanus
Antique map of Yucatan, Honduras, Guatemala by Montanus

Description

One of the best obtainable early maps of the region, a reduced version of the scarce Blaeu map that appears in Atlas Maior only.

" [ Arnold Montanus ] Published a notable Atlas of America which was used by John Ogilby as the basis for his 'An Accurate Description and Complete History of America'. The maps were extremely decorative [...]."

(Moreland and Bannister).