1757 Robert De Vaugondy Large Antique Map of Saxony, Meissen, Thuringia, Leipzig Solomon Islands Spanish ships visited the islands

Spanish ships visited the islands in the 16th century

they encountered the vast Pantanal flood plain at the height of its annual inundation

however using the higher-ranking name Electorate of Saxony and even the Ascanian coat-of-arms for the entire monarchy

and an out-shot and additional structure raised upon them

Viceroy Francisco de Toledo reorganized the country in the 1570s with gold and silver mining as its main economic activity and Amerindian forced labor as its primary workforce

1757 Robert De Vaugondy Large Antique Map of Saxony, Meissen, Thuringia, Leipzig Solomon Islands Spanish ships visited the islandsTitle : Partie Meridionale Du Cercle De Haute Saxe Par Le Sr. Robert Size: 26in x 20in (660mm x 510mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Date : 1757 Ref #: 41573 Description: This large magnificent hand coloured original copper plate engraved antique map of part of the Saxony region of Germany, centering on the district of Meissen & Thuringia and the city of Leipzig, by Robert De Vaugondy was published in the 1757 edition of De Vaugondys famous The Atlas