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AZORES -- LINSCHOTEN, HUYGEN VAN -- "A CIDADE DE ANGRA. Na ilha de Iesu xpoda Tercera. Que esta em 39. graos". (Amsterdam, 1596). Plain engr. birds-eye view of the island of Terceira and the town of Angra by Johannes Baptista v. Doetecum. 485 x 832 mm (image size). (Many repairs to v°, margins short/trimmed to plate edge, small disruptions to surface of image in places which are restored/supplemented by a later hand, sold w.a.f., not subject to return).
Beautiful view of Terceira with many ships in the foreground, 5 intricate cartouches, a compass rose, and 2 coats of arms. From the lower cartouche: "Affbeeldinge vande Stat Angra, met het Slot op het Eijlant Tervera, welcke alle de Eijlanden onderworpen zijn, diemen Azores ofte de Vlaemsche Eijlanden noemt, (…)". Engraved for Huygen van Linschoten's 'Itinerario'. Strong impression, but unfortunately w. some defects. - Schilder, Mon. cart. VII, p. 195, fig. 10.4; Tiele, Mémoire, p. 89.€ 700
result € 550
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