Johannes Blaeu (1596–1673). Portus Calvus, showing Insula Tamaraca...1647 11_2023_500blast whose imperial emblem—the eagle—was drawn

whose imperial emblem—the eagle—was drawn from birds such as this

the scutella darker

the map includes Lancaster

On the right are Peruvians

30th March

Johannes Blaeu (1596–1673). Portus Calvus, showing Insula Tamaraca...1647 11_2023_500blast whose imperial emblem—the eagle—was drawnJohannes Blaeu (15961673)Portus Calvus, showing Insula TamaracaFrom Rerum per Octennium in Brasilia, Amsterdam: Blaeu, 1647Copperplate engravingSheet size: 13 x 10 inches This finely executed map of the fortified island of Tamaraca and the adjacent mainland settlement of Porto Calvo is a superb example of Dutch cartographic artistry during the height of the Dutch West India Companys occupation of northeastern Brazil. Published by Johannes Blaeu in