Description
- This early map of Brazil is by Jacopo Gastaldi (circa 1500-circa 1565), a Piedmontese cartographer who worked in Venice and rose to the position of cosmographer of the Venetian Republic. Gastaldi produced maps and illustrations for parts of Delle Navigationi et Viaggi (Travels and voyages), a compilation of travel writings by the Venetian diplomat and geographer Giovanni Battista Ramusio (1485-1557). Ramusio’s work contained more than 50 memoirs, including the writings of Marco Polo.
Cartographer
Date Created
Publication Information
- Venice, Italy
Language
Title in Original Language
- Brasil
Place
- Latin America and the Caribbean > Argentina
- Latin America and the Caribbean > Brazil
- Latin America and the Caribbean > Uruguay
Time
Topic
Additional Subjects
- Brazil -- History -- Colonial Period, 1500-1822;
- Commerce;
- Indians of South America;
- São Francisco River;
- Silver River (Argentina and Uruguay)
Type of Item
Physical Description
- 1 engraved map: 26.3 x 36.4 centimeters
