De Cust van Westindien Van La Desconoseida. Tot C. Escondido.
Amsterdam,
[c1680]
Double-page engraved chart with fine hand-colour in part and in outline.
430 by 535mm (17 by 21 inches).
2951
notes:
"One of the most important of Roggeveen's charts, the first Dutch one of the region and the most detailed chart of the present day Texan coastline to date" (Burden) - published in Roggeveen's exceedingly rare sea pilot 'Het Brandende Veen'.
Roggeveen, born in Delshaven, came to Middleburg, the seat of both the Dutch East and West India Companies, in 1658. He worked for both companies teaching the art of navigation and helped to maintain their collections of hydro...
Roggeveen, born in Delshaven, came to Middleburg, the seat of both the Dutch East and West India Companies, in 1658. He worked for both companies teaching the art of navigation and helped to maintain their collections of hydro...
bibliography:
Burden 454 state 2.
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