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Mr. Philip D. Burden
P.O. Box 863,
Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks HP6 9HD,
UNITED KINGDOM
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This uncommon map of Portugal is the earliest of those done of the country by Johann Baptist Homann. It is most notable for its ornate title cartouche complete with Neptune, mermaids and cherubs, and the inset of Brazil in the lower left. The Spanish fleet of Charles III of Spain is depicted offshore. ‘Olhar o Mundo ler o Territorio’ Exhibition Catalogue p. 168.
HOMANN, Johann Baptist
Portugalliae et Algarbiae cum finitimis Hispaniae Regnis …
Nuremberg, c.1715
480 x 575 mm., in fine early wash colour particularly notable as being on the cartouche.
Stock number: 4711
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