1596 Delineatio Omnium Orarum Totius Australis Partis Americae...By: Jan Huygen Van Linschoten Date: 1596 (published) Amsterdam Original Size: 15. 25 x 21. 4 inches (38. 7 cm x 54. 4 cm) This is a Vintage Map Shop reproduction of an authentic, antique map of South America by Jan Huygen Van Linschoten. The original map was published out of Amsterdam in 1596 as part of Linchotens Itinerario. This spectacular map of South America is one of the most ornate ever created, and is an important early depiction of this great

This poster was primarily distributed throughout North America

Despite the varying sizes of buildings

In early impressions such as this one

” While detail is abundant throughout this map

the famous Rialto (#150)

Date: 1687 (circa) Amsterdam

including the one imaged above

This lovey map of East Asia shows China outlined in yellow

‘This map is a photographic view of the world with the center at Berlin

large public squares and dramatic sightlines

When the marine chronometer was invented in 1714 it made possible accurate measurements at sea

the Gobi Desert to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the east