General view of San Juan, Puerto Rico from the sea…
Original copper-plate engraving by Arnoldus Montanus (1625-1683).
From: De Onbekende Nieuwe Wereld, of Beschrijving Van De Wereld, Deel Amerika en het Zuidelijke Landt (The Unknown New World, or Description of the World Part America and the South Lands)
Amsterdam, edited by Jacob von Meurs, 1671.
Considered the earliest copper-plate view of San Juan
Sheet 14,5 x 12,5, Sight 14 X 11.25 inches, Frame 20.5 X 18
copper-plate engraving from 'the first encyclopedia of the Americas (Schwartz and Ehrenberg, The mapping of America, Harry N Abrams, 1980, p.118.).
Depicting the fortress and harbor of San Juan in Puerto Rico. A galleon is on the left, and boats wiith passengers are traveling through the harbor. The town founded in 1521, on the northern coast of the island was originally named Porto Rico, but later traded names with the island and became known as San Juan.
Reference: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress): De Niewe en Onbekende Weereld/Arnoldus Montanus. Amsterdam: By Jacob Meurs boek-verkooper en plaet-snyder, 1671.

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