Sold for:
$615
$615
North and South America. Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612) Septentrio America . [from] the Meractor Atlas. Amsterdam: Hondius, [c. 1630]. Double-page hand-colored copper-plate engraved map printed on paper, old coloring, the sheet evenly toned to a tan shade, some loss of surface at the center fold near the bottom margin, matted and framed, 20 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. visible. A panel in the lower left of the map depicts Brazilian women making chica de yuca by chewing and spitting manioc root into a large bowl, and cooking the mash in a pot over a fire, finally, in the leftmost portion of the panel, men are shown consuming the finished product.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-05-31
