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Ca.-1655 German wood-cut engraving showing an island off Panama.

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Ca.-1655 German wood-cut engraving showing an island off Panama.
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Ca.-1655 German wood-cut engraving showing an island off Panama. 7¾" x 6¼". Fine engraving showing natives overlooking a harbor containing 6 galleons and a host of smaller boats with the caption at top "I. Ladrones" ("Thieves' Island"), an island off Panama, with Old German type on back, printed by J. Gottfreidt of Frankfurt, Germany, in the 1600s, excellent condition, rare.