With the exception of the Straits of Magellan, no maps based on English
information existed for South American areas. Since Spanish and Portuguese
maps mostly remained in manuscript in the seventeenth century, the English
had to rely on maps made for the use of the Dutch West India Company.
The examples below (M–042 to M–044) derive their content from
maps prepared by Hessel Gerritsz in 1625 to illustrate a book by Johannes
de Laet, the Company historian.
Brazil, 1650
14 3/4 x 19". Forthcoming.
M–042
Paraguay and the Rio de la Plata, 1630–1666
14 3/4 x 19". $15.00
M–043
