1630 Hanc Tabulam continens Laetam Pharnambuci victoriam...

Hanc Tabulam continens Laetam Pharnambuci victoriam, Amplissimis prudentissimis consultissimisque Dominis De Societatis Indiae occidentalis Curatoribus… This captivating rare map depicts a battle which took place on 14 February 1630 at the port of Olinda, Brazil, during the Dutch-Portuguese War. On that day Hendrick Corneliszoon Lonck, with a fleet of 52 ships of the Dutch West India Company captured the Portuguese port of Olinda on the coast of Brazil. Sugar was in high demand on the international market during the 16th and 17th centuries and Olinda was a centre of production, thus was a target during the war. The map is a beautiful and dramatic representation of this battle, of the surrounding countryside and of the waters of the port itself filled with Dutch ships. At the time of the battle, the city was the centre of the lucrative sugar trade. This action was followed by the capture of the state of Pernambuco, another battle scene which was part of the Dutch-Portuguese War (often c