Large copperplate-engraved Dutch map of the Caribbean by Blaeu, ca. 1662, hand colored. 17-3/4" x 23". Detailed and accurate map for the time from Blaeu's Insulae Americanae. This large map shows everything from the top of South America to the East Coast of North America where the Virginia Colony is depicted. Reverse displays chapter heading and text in Latin. Choice condition with great paper quality and color, sharp edges and corners, reinforced central vertical fold.
($1250-2000)