Theodore de Bry's map of the Caribbean islands and Florida was engraved in Frankfurt in 1594, as part of his famous collections of voyages devoted to the discovery of America. Based largely on the account of the traveller Girolamo Benzoni, it shows the Caribbean islands oversized and a Florida derived from the cartography of Jacques Le Moyne, with very distorted but already recognisable coastlines. The Bahamas are placed too far north, while cartouches and legends recall Columbus's voyages and include an early mention of the Gulf Stream, reflecting the European view of the Spanish and French colonial spaces. The map combines scientific ambition, propaganda and the geographical imagination of the early modern age.
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Print on handmade Amalfi paper Sheet size: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in) With frame: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in) Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges Frame: light brown beech wood and wood pulp, handmade
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