Guarme Huarmey Peru c.1612 de Bry copper engraved bird’s eye harbor view print United Kingdom one sheet with thin chip

one sheet with thin chip along bottom edge

George Armstrong Custer

Nieuwe Kaart van het

This ephemeral little paper item is around 100 years old and shows some signs of handling and time

Johnson's England and Wales

Guarme Huarmey Peru c.1612 de Bry copper engraved bird’s eye harbor view print United Kingdom one sheet with thin chipGuarme (Huarmey), Peru South America. Issued 1619, Amsterdam for de Bry. Original early 17th century copper engraved print, trimmed to just outside border neat line. Nice dark clear impression, well nuanced, likely an early pull from the plate. Great active early scene with a strong militaristic under theme. Numerous Western tall mast ships, men in row boats heading ashore and many individualized figures carrying barrels and cargo to the settled