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A detailed engraved map of South America, titled and described in two ornate cartouches. The map features illustrations of indigenous animals (llamas, horses), ships (galleons) in the surrounding oceans, and mountainous terrain in the interior. A large compass rose is positioned in the South Atlantic. Decorative elements include skulls, putti, and floral motifs in the cartouche borders.
PERUVIAN
BRAZIL
CHILE
LAND OF FIRE
ANTILLES
FLORIDA
NEW ANDALUSIA
CARIBANA
PARIA
OMAGUA
PAGUANA
PICORA
PARANA
ACUTIA
NORTH SEA
SOUTH SEA
EQUINOCTIAL LINE
TROPIC OF CANCER
TROPIC OF CAPRICORN
Strait of Fernando de Magallanes
The vicuna a wild relative of the llama are animals similar to camels, whose wool is said to be extremely fine: they use these as we use donkeys or horses, to carry burdens: and from this region the name Peru first originated.
An illustration of a vicuna (llama) in the Peruvian interior.
Region of the Patagonians,
where the inhabitants are giants 9,
at most 10 feet tall,
they paint their faces with various
colors.
Annotation near the southern tip of the continent regarding giants in Patagonia.
Province of Moxos.
Province of Cuchos.
Charcas
Provinces in the central part of the continent.