1639 Jansson Scarce Original Antique Map of Venezuela, A. de Berrio & W Raleigh Military Djurberg believed the name meant

Djurberg believed the name meant something like big red land

was published in the 1st Dutch edition of Hawkeworths Voyages in 1774 by Reiner Arrenberg Reizen Rondom de Weereld Ondernomen op Bevell van Zyne Majesteit den Tans Regeerenden Koning van Groot-Brittanje tot Het Doen van Ontdekkingen

Ponce de León spotted and landed on the peninsula on April 2

Vrijburgers who became independent farmers on the frontier were known as Boers

or fortified towns

1639 Jansson Scarce Original Antique Map of Venezuela, A. de Berrio & W Raleigh Military Djurberg believed the name meantTitle : Venezuela, cum Parte Australi Novae Andalusiae Date : 1639 Size: 24in x 20in (610mm x 510mm) Ref #: 70710 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This beautifully hand coloured original antique map of what is today modern Venezuela, northern South America was published in the 1639 French Edition of Mercator's Atlas by Mercators successors Jan Jansson & Henricus Hondius. This map is in stunning condition on bright heavy stable paper. with