17th century chart of Patagonia

DE WIT, Frederick.

Tractus Australior Americae Meridionalis, a Rio de la Plata per Fretum Magellanicum ad Toraltum. Nieuwe Perfecte Pascaert van't Suyderluckste deel van Suyt America, van Rio de la Plata door de Straet Magellaen tot Toral.
Amsterdam, c.1688. Original colour. 490 x 555mm.

Repair on bottom right border.

A highly decorative chart of South America from Buenos Aires south to Cape Horn, with the Strait of Magellan, with Terra del Fuego shown as a large land mass rather than a myriad of islands,
Published in the 'Orbis Maritimus ofte Zee Atlas', the chart a highly decorative cartouche in full colour depicting natives mining and smelting silver for the Spanish and a vignette sea battle.

KOEMAN: Wit 16.
Stock ID : 23154