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Large, Dutch map of Peru entitled "PERV," ca. 1635, by Willem Blaeu (Amsterdam), hand-colored, rare.

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Large, Dutch map of Peru entitled  PERV,  ca. 1635, by Willem Blaeu (Amsterdam), hand-colored, rare.
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Large, Dutch map of Peru entitled "PERV," ca. 1635, by Willem Blaeu (Amsterdam), hand-colored, rare. 19" x 22-1/4". Superb condition, with vivid original color in cartouche and only one fold in center as made (no stains or tears), the map engraved in the style of Mercator, with north to left, convoy of Dutch ships off coast, sea monsters, compass rose, and hundreds of towns and areas tagged among the many mountains and rivers, the other side showing printed Latin text.