ARTIST: John Ogilby
MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving.
DATE: 1671
EDITION SIZE: 11 1/4 x 13 1/2" (286 x 343 mm) plus wide margins.
DESCRIPTION: This is a lovely impression of Ogilby’s dramatic view of the harbor of Lima. Founded by Pizarro in 1535, Lima became the focal point of Spanish expansion in South America. It became the capital of the Spanish Empire's most extensive Viceroyalty, and one of the richest towns in the colony. The city's layout was patterned after Roman settlements, and contained over one hundred and seventeen city blocks surrounding a large inner square. As with many of the views in Montanus’ work, this appears to be a fictionalized representation of the city, with fortified walls and large towers. This view appeared in John Ogilby’s seminal atlas "America: Being the Latest, and Most Accurate Description of the New World, published in London in 1671. Ogilby’s work is an English translation of Arnoldus Montanus’ Die Nieuwe en onbekende Weereld...", which was produced in Amsterdam earlier the same year. Considered the first encyclopedias of the Americas, both texts are richly illustrated with maps, views and portraits. With little exception, Ogilby’s work is a direct copy of Montanus’ atlas. Ogilby did expand his atlas by adding fresh material on the English colonies. Illustrated with over 122 magnificent engravings, Ogilby’s America was the most accurate compendium available of the New World.
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CONDITION: Good condition save for some professionally repaired splitting along centerfold. Black & white.
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