ORTELIUS, A

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ORTELIUS, A
La Florida/ Peruviae Auriferae regionis Typus/ Guastecan. Anvers, 1592. Beau col. Bel exemplaire. - In good condition. Wide margins. 335 x 465 mm. La carte de la Floride de Geronimo Chaves recense les récentes découvertes des explorateurs espagnols Cabeza de Vaca, De Soto et Moscoso. C'est la première carte imprimée de la Floride. Deux autres cartes sur la même feuille représentent l'est du Mexique et le Pérou. - The Chaves map of Florida is a prime example of an explorer's map since it records the recent discoveries of Cabeza de Vaca, De Soto, and Moscoso. The map revealed little information on the interior of North America, but the details presented have been definitely linked with known features. The village of "Aijx" undoubtedly became known to the Spaniards as Ais, and the Mississippi, though distorted, appeared as the "R.de S.Spiritu", the name given it by early Spanish explorers. Tascalisa lies on the map as closely as possible to where today's Tuscaloosa, Alabama is. - Cumming, Southeast, p.12,#5;v.d.Broecke 15
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