Sold for:
$1,968
$1,968
North and South America. Jodocus Hondius Jr. (1594-1629) Septentrio America. [from] the Meractor Atlas . Amsterdam: Hondius, [c. 1630]. Double-page hand-colored copper-plate engraved map printed on paper, hand-colored, matted and framed, 22 x 16 1/2 in. A panel in the lower left of the map depicts Brazilian women making chica de yuca by chewing and spitting manioc root into a large bowl, and cooking the mash in a pot over a fire, men are then shown consuming the finished product.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2017-05-23
