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de Bry, Theodore
Frankfurt am Main
1602
Strait of Magellan."Fretum Magellanicum, und dessen eigentliche Beschreibung, so die hollender durch Schifft und auch der leng beschrieben". An original map by T. de Bry. Orig. copper-engraving from his Grand Voyages published in Frankfurt am Main, 1601. With decorative title-cartouche, another cartouche with explanatory notes, wind-rose, 5 native Americans figures, a penguin, snail, spear, bow and arrow. 16,5:30,5 cm (6 1/2 x 12 inch.).
A decorative map of the Strait of Magellan, showing Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia. The map is oriented to the South and includes a profile of the geography of the strait, sea banks or shoals, scale, dividers, and compass rose.