Rambout van de Hoeye. Brasilia qua parte paret Belgis. 1652. European Paintings Fremont's Squirrel
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Fremont's Squirrel
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Rambout van de Hoeye. Brasilia qua parte paret Belgis. 1652. European Paintings Fremont's SquirrelRAMBOUT VAN DE HOEYE (AFTER GEORG MARCGRAF)Brasilia qua parte paret BelgisEngraved map on laid paper with hand color, heightened in goldAmsterdam, 1652Sheet size: 48 x 63 inches THE SUPERLATIVE MAPPING OF BRAZIL IN A PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN FIRST WALL MAP STATE This monumental and newly discovered wall map represents the most ambitious and final Dutch cartographic vision of Brazil before its recapture by the Portuguese in 1654. Based on the meticulous