A 17th century map of Brazil illustrated with cannibals

Name: A 17th century map of Brazil illustrated with cannibals
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HONDIUS, Henricus.

Accuratissima Brasiliae Tabula.

Amsterdam: Jan Jansson, 1638-42, German text edition. Original colour. 375 x 490mm.

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A decorative early map of Brazil, orientated with north to the right, with the interior filled with two inset maps of Salvador and Olinda, and vignettes of a hammock, goats, a battle and cannibals cooking lunch.

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