Map of Rio de Janeiro

Title on object: Caert van Rio de Janeiro in Brasyl

The map shows the area around the Bay of Guanabara, the various fortifications guarding the access to the bay, and the settlements and islands in the region.

Other copies: Vatican Library: Reg. Lat. 2106, fol. 72r (digitally available through the online collection of the Vatican); Instituto Arqueológico Histórico e Geográfico Pernambucano, inv. nr. 12.

Part of the Carte di Castello, collected by Cosimo de Medici III in 1667 and 1669 during his tours through Europe. Cosimo III bought the 66 watercolours by Vingboons in December 1667 in Amsterdam, through mediation of Pieter Blaeu.