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Lot n° 1035

FREDERICK DE WIT (1629-1706) Terra Nova, Novam...

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FREDERICK DE WIT (1629-1706) Terra Nova, Novam Franciam, Angliam, Belgium, Venezuelam... . Rare marine chart or portulan, copper engraved and illuminated by hand at the time. Representation of the western Atlantic, the northeast coast of North America and part of South America and the Caribbean, as well as the Canary and Azores islands. Decorated with rhumb lines, two compass roses, a naval battle and a large ship sailing the North Sea Dimensions print: 48.5 x 57 cm. Two elaborate allegorical cartouches, one with the title in Dutch. From the marine atlas "Orbis Maritimus" Amsterdam, 1675.