Tag: Montanus

Historical Maps of Brazil

Engraving of Sirinhaém from 1671

Engraving of Sirinhaém, 1671 Montanus’ work was perhaps the largest illustrated book on the New World produced in the 17th century. It contained more than one hundred beautifully engraved plates, views and maps of North and South America. The plates vividly depicted forts, festivals, occupations, Dutch fleets, battles, religious rites […]

Historical Maps of Brazil

Engraving of Salvador de Bahia from 1671

Engraving of Salvador de Bahia from 1671 – De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld “Urbs Salvador”, Montanus, Arnoldus Montanus’ work was perhaps the greatest illustrated book on the New World produced in the seventeenth century. It contained over one hundred beautifully engraved plates, views, and maps of North and South America. The […]