Tractus Australior Americae Meridionalis a Rio de la Plata per Fretum Magellanicum ad Toraltum

Published by c.1707, Amsterdam

Seller: Clive A. Burden Ltd., Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks, United KingdomClive A. Burden Ltd.

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485 x 560 mm., in excellent early outline and wash colour, very good condition. A fine large-scale sea chart of the southern tip of South America published in the 'Orbis Maritimus ofte Zee Atlas' by Frederick de Wit in 1675. It extends northwards to the 30th degree south including the 'Rio de la Plata'. It covers much of present-day Argentina and Chile. The 'Sybold' islands are in fact Jason islands off the northwest coast of the Falklands. They record to visit by the Sebald de Weert (1567-1603) in 1600. The map is completed with an extensive network of rhumb lines, compass roses, a vignette of a naval battle, and a very attractive title cartouche in both Latin and Dutch. The beautifully engraved scene illustrates an encounter between Europeans and natives.Frederick de Wit (1630 - 1706) was born in Gouda and was one of the most prominent and successful map engravers and publishers in Amsterdam in the period following the decline of the Blaeu and Jansson establishments. His work, notable for the beauty of the engraving and colouring, was very popular. In about 1675 de Wit published his sea atlas entitled Orbis Maritimus ofte Zee Atlas. The sea charts fall into a rich history of Dutch marine works. They all appear to have been engraved by the highly skilled Romein de Hooghe. The map is drawn from that of Pieter Goos issued in 1666 although here the south coast of Tierra del Fuego is complete. Provenance: Juan and Peggy Rada Collection. Carhart (2016); Koeman (1967-70) IV Wit 1 no. 27. …

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Bibliographic details

Title
Tractus Australior Americae Meridionalis a Rio de la Plata per Fretum Magellanicum ad Toraltum
Author
DE WIT, Frederick
Publisher
c.1707, Amsterdam
Condition
Very Good
Binding
No binding
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Clive A. Burden Ltd.

Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks, United Kingdom

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Founded by the late Clive A. Burden in 1966, the company is one of the longest established dealers in antique maps, atlases, books and rare decorative prints. All items offered are fine original examples. Areas of particular focus are the British Isles and North America. Our stock dates from incunabula (pre-1500) to the late 1800s. We also carry decorative prints including botanical, bird, other natural history, architecture, in addition to Vanity Fair caricatures. Books include atlases, illustrated, and colour plate works. Philip D. Burden joined his father in the business in 1979. His interests included the British Isles and North America. He wrote and published in 1996 and 2007 the definitive two volume treatise entitled ‘The Mapping of North America’. This was the first work to list all known printed maps relating to North America up to the year 1700. Each fully described and illustrated. Clive A. Burden Ltd. is a member of the following organisations: the ABA (Antiquarian Bookdealers Association), ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), and IMCoS (International Map Collector’s Society). …

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Clive A Burden Ltd

5 Jardine House, Harrovian Business Village, Bessborough Road
Harrow, United Kingdom HA1 3EX