17th century map of Paraguay

BLAEU, Willem Janszoon.

Paraguay, ó Prov. de Rio de la Plata cum regionibus adiacentibus Tucuman et Sta. Cruz de la Sierra.
Amsterdam, 1635, German edition. Original colour 380 x 480mm.

Very fine condition, wide margins.

Uruguay and northern Argentina, with the course of the Rio de la Plata. One of its tributaries reaches Cusco in Peru, and another approaches Potosi, the famous mountain of silver in Bolivia. This waterway became a major route for silver smugglers wishing to bypass official channels

KOEMAN: Bl 8a.
Stock ID : 10150