OBSIDIO ET EXPUGNATIO PORTUS CALVI.
Arnoldus Montanus
Obsidio et Expugnatio Portus Calvi.
Copper plate engraving, 1671.
Image size 10 5/8 x 13" (27 x 32.9 cm).
Good condition. LOCATION: New York City
Inventory Number: 68055
Price: $400.00 Publisher : Published by Jacob van Meurs, Amsterdam. From Montanus' "De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld: of Beschryving van America". A fascinating view of the fort of Porto Calvo in Brazil. Porto Calvo controlled the passage of the Manguaba River, and was at the frontline of Portuguese-Dutch hostilities in the early 1630's. It is depicted here as a simple wooden fort surrounded by a few small cottages. 18th-19th Century Subjects , Town Views - Central & South America, and the West Indies , South America
