Boavista. (Brazil)

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• ARTIST: Arnoldus Montanus

• PUBLISHER: Published by Jacob van Meurs, Amsterdam.

• MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,

  DATE: 1671

• EDITION SIZE: Image size10 x 13 1/4" (25.6 x 33.6 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: From Montanus' "De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld: of Beschryving van America". This view depicts Boavista, a banqueting house, built by Nassau along the Capivaribi River in Brazil. Nassau built two bridges that connected Antonio Vas Island to the mainland. The first bridge spanned the Biberibi River between Recife and Antonio Vas, and the second, which is pictured in this image, crossed the Capivaribi River to the mainland.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 12.5 x 15 inch archival mylar for handling.

• CONDITION: Good condition. Black and white.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Town Views - Central - South America, and the West Indies , South America