Ferdinand Magellanus. [portrait]

Description

photoprint. Re-edition of the finely detailed portrait of Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521), depicted surrounded by the tools of the explorer. Framed by an ornate border of palm leaves, Magellan measures the distance of a globe, indicating his vast exploration achievements. This portrait originally appeared in John Ogilby’s important atlas “America: Being the Latest, and Most Accurate Description of the New World”, published in London in 1671 – a translation of Arnoldus Montanus’ Die Nieuwe en onbekende Weereld…”, done in Amsterdam the same year – but expanded by adding fresh material on the English colonies. Considered the first encyclopedias of the Americas, both texts are richly illustrated with maps, views and portraits.. Illustrated with over 122 magnificent engravings, Ogilby’s America was the most accurate compendium available of the New World.