Mappa del 1635 delle parti nordorientali del Sud America, del lago Parima (Parime Lacus) e del percorso per El Dorado. Blaeu pubblicò inizialmente questa mappa nel 1630 e le varianti furono pubblicate negli anni '1660 Questo esempio risale all'edizione tedesca del 1635 dell'atlante di Blaeu. La mappa copre l'Isla Margarita e il Delta dell'Orinoco verso est fino a Tampico e verso sud fino al Rio delle Amazzoni. Questa regione del Sudamerica generò un notevole interesse europeo all'inizio del XVII secolo in seguito alla pubblicazione dell'affascinante scoperta del grande, ricco e bello IMPERO DI Sir Walter Raleigh
4000 x 3084 px | 33,9 x 26,1 cm | 13,3 x 10,3 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
2023
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1635 map of the northeastern parts of South America , Lake Parima (Parime Lacus), and the route to El Dorado. Blaeu initially issued this map in 1630 and variants were published well in to the 1660s. This example dates to the 1635 German edition of Blaeu's atlas. The map covers from Isla Margarita and the Orinoco Delta eastward as far as Tampico and southwards as far as the Amazon River. This region of South America generated considerable European interest in the early 17th century following the publication of Sir Walter Raleigh's fascinating Discovery of the Large, Rich, and Beautiful EMPIRE Of GUIANA . Raleigh's expedition traveled down the Orinoco River in search of the Kingdom of El Dorado. Today we know that El Dorado did not exist, but was rather an amalgam of very real tribal traditions and the European lust for gold. Nonetheless, in the 16th century, tales of El Dorado were common conversation along the port cities of the Spanish Main. Having explored a considerable distance down the Orinoco, Raleigh's expedition found itself mired in a remote tribal village at the onset of the rainy season. While waiting for an opportunity to return north, a trading delegation arrived. At this time the dominate trading empire in the Amazon were the Manoa, who, though based near modern day Manaus, pursued trade routes to from the foothills of the Andes to the Amazon and Orinoco Deltas. While the rainy season prevented Raleigh from moving forward, for the Manoa it had the opposite effect. The heavy rains inundated the vast Parima flood plain creating a great inland sea, consequently opening an important trade connection between the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers. When the Manoa arrived, Raleigh and his men noticed that they had various golden trinkets for sale. This was apparently enough for Raleigh to deduce that they must indeed be from the hidden kingdom of El Dorado. When Raleigh asked where the traders came from, the locals, with no common language with which to engage Raleig
