Linschoten
Al Cidade de Angra na Ilha de Iesv xpo da Tercera
Amsterdam, 1596
47.8 x 83.6 cms
Copper engraving
18778
excellent
$ 2500
Splendid and very large plan of the city of Angra and the Island of Terceira, one of the Açores Islands from van Linschoten's "Itinerario".
Jan Huygen van Linschoten spent time in Angra on his return trip from Goa to Lisbon. One of the finest and most decorative pieces of cartography engraved by Baptista van Doetichum. Collector's item.