(12) 340 (8) p. Engraved dedication, portrait, 58 double-page maps, plans and views, contemporary calf, repaired spine with later red morocco title. First edition. Commissioned by Johan Maurits van Nassau (governor of Brazil between 1636-1644 and founder of “Mauritsstad” (present-day Recife)) and illustrated with sumptuous maps and views mainly by Frans Post, this work has [...]