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Americus Vesputius


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The dramatic portrait of Amerigo Vespucci, America's namesake, with nautical instruments and "framed" by sea creatures, from Ogilby's English edition of Montanus' influential Dutch history of the Americas, Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld.
Item Number: g1426
Cartographer: Montanus / Ogilby
Place & Date: London / 1671
Size: 6 1/2 " x 11"
Condition: b&w; overall age-toning and staining
Price: SOLD