Floridae Americae Provinciae [Original Antique Engraved Map, 1592 German Issue]

By De Bry, Theodore (Jacques Le Moyne)
Laid Paper. Size: Image And Border Approximately 17 7/8 Inches X 14.5 Inches, 45.2 Cm X 36.75 Cm. The 1592 Edition Of De Bry's Map, Which Was First Published In 1591, And Subsequently Reprinted In 1592 And 1594. Small Cartouche At Lower Left, Monogram With Text "Caesavece Matis. Privilegio Mdxcii", In The Plate, Added After Original 1591 Printing. This Is An Unfolded Sheet Which Was Never Bound In A Book; A Strong Impression, Without Damage, And With Old Light Partial Coloring. Professionally Cleaned, De-Acidified And Mounted Loosely With Archival Materials By A Museum-Experienced Conservator. Scarce. [Engravings Have Been Made Of The Offices Of The Great 17Th Century Cartographic Publishers, With Row Upon Row Of Flat Drawers For Storage Of Single Maps; It Would Be Unreasonable To Believe That None Of These Unbound Maps Survived, And This Appears To Be One Of Them].
Published by: Frankfurt am Main [1591], 1592
Vendor: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA