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SAINT HELENA -- LINSCHOTEN, HUYGEN VAN -- "INSULA D. HELENÆ (…)". (Amsterdam, 1596). Plain engr. birds-eye view of the island of Saint Helena by Johannes Baptista v. Doetecum. 375 x 510 mm (image size). (Hinged to mount, small tear in left outer margin, folds visible, image surface a bit rubbed in places, some repairs to v°, margins short/trimmed to plate edge).
Two views of Saint Helena occur in Huygen van Linschoten's 'Itinerario' of which this is the largest; they are the first published views of the island. The harbour of St. Helena in particular was a preferred provisioning place and meeting point for ships returning from the East. Ships in the foreground, a compass rose and 3 intricate cartouches, of which 2 contain coats of arms. - Tiele, Mémoire, p. 88; Schilder, Mon. cart. VII, p. 216-7 & p. 195, fig. 10.4.€ 400
result € 400
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