Praefecturae de Paraiba, et Rio Grande, Joan Blaeu, 1662

Between 1630 and 1654 a large part of brazil was occupied by the dutch. In this period the area was surveyed and mapped by the cartographers cornelis goliath (deceased 1667/1668) and georg marcgraf. The results were compiled in a decorative wall map in 1643. Joan blaeu (1598-1673) used the wall map as his source for this map in 1662. Object Type: map. Date: 1662. Place of creation: Amsterdam. Dimensions: height: 16 in (40.6 cm); width: 18 in (45.7 cm). Medium: copper engraving print. Praefecturae de Paraiba, et Rio Grande (watercolored)