Rambout van de Hoeye. Brasilia qua parte paret Belgis. 1652. Print 51 ½” x 57” framed

51 ½” x 57” framed

A veteran of the War of the Spanish Succession who lived and married well in Peru

including modern-day Poland

Mitchell emigrated to England in 1746

the stylized depiction of foliage and root systems betrays a lively baroque sensibility

Rambout van de Hoeye. Brasilia qua parte paret Belgis. 1652. Print 51 ½” x 57” framedRAMBOUT VAN DE HOEYE (AFTER GEORG MARCGRAF)Brasilia qua parte paret BelgisEngraved map on laid paper with hand color, heightened in goldAmsterdam, 1652Sheet size: 48 x 63 inches THE SUPERLATIVE MAPPING OF BRAZIL IN A PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN FIRST WALL MAP STATE This monumental and newly discovered wall map represents the most ambitious and final Dutch cartographic vision of Brazil before its recapture by the Portuguese in 1654. Based on the meticulous