
Map of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, 1594 – Grands Voyages, Part IV
De Bry’s Superb Map of the Southeastern United States, the Caribbean & Northern South America
“Occidentalis Americae Partis, vel, Earum Regionum quas Christophorus Columbus Primu Detexit Tabula Chorographicae Multorum Auctorum Scriptis…”, Bry, Theodore de.
This engraving is part of a remarkable series of publications illustrating voyages of discovery and exploration in various parts of the world.
The project was begun by Theodore de Bry of Frankfurt in 1590 and continued for another 54 years.
Together they became known as the Grands Voyages (to America and the West Indies) and the Petits Voyages (to the Orient and the East Indies).
De Bry died after completing the first six parts of the Grands Voyages.
The project was completed first by his widow and two sons, Johann Theodore de Bry and Johann Israel de Bry, and then by his son-in-law, Matthaus Merian, in 1644.
This spectacular map illustrates the region travelled by Girolamo Benzoni between 1541 and 1556.
Focusing on the disproportionately large Caribbean islands, the map also provides an early delineation of Florida derived from Le Moyne’s and is one of the first maps to detail northern South America.
The islands of the Bahamas are conspicuously oversized and placed well north of their actual location.
Several legends on the map mark Columbus’s four voyages and mention the Gulf Stream for the first time.
De Bry’s extraordinary engraving skills and artistic style are evident in the large and elaborate cartouche, the coat of arms, the compass rose, the sea monsters, the Spanish galleon and the intricate border.
References: Burden #83; Potter p.164.
Map of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, 1594
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