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Soft cover. Excellent. Size 8.5 x 6 Inches. This is an influential c. 1726 map of the Beni in Bolivia and surrounding areas, which appeared in Joseph Sto?cklein's Der Neue Weltbott . Based on a c. 1713 manuscript map, it is a critically important map in the cartography of this part of South America, serving as the basis for later maps of the region for years afterwards. A Closer Look This map covers portions of modern southeastern Peru and northern Bolivia, centered on the Beni, the remote, low, flatlands situated between the Andes and the Amazon. The map is defined by two large rivers, the Beni and the Mamoré, arteries of a massive network of waterways that ebb and flow with the seasons. Mountains, tributary waterways, and settlements are noted throughout. Missions and many cities bear Christian names, mostly named after saints, while some retain their indigenous names, including Cusco (Guzko) at left, previously the resplendent capital of the Inca Empire. As with 'Moxos' itself, several toponyms employed here were in fact ethnonyms, a common misunderstanding in early European colonial maps. A Seminal Map As explained in Mirela Altic's 2022 book Encounters in the New World: Jesuit Cartography of the Americas , this map is based on an anonymous manuscript that was most likely compiled in 1713, when the Jesuit presence in the region was still highly tenuous. Although originally containing some errors (later amended), the 1713 map 'served as the main cartographic source for the representation of the Province of Moxos for a very long time,' being republished in Jesuit publications (including Sto?cklein's) and beyond for decades afterwards. The map as it appears in Sto?cklein's Neue Weltbott is based on a 1717 modification undertaken by Jean-Baptiste du Halde when he prepared it for publication in the Jesuit journal Lettres édifiantes , turning the map to orient it with north at top instead of east, shrinking it, and making several other changes. In translating the map from French to German, Sto?cklein then made a few minor modifications of du Halde's map, resulting in the work seen here. The Jesuits' Moxos Mission The Jesuit Moxos mission was a remarkable missionary effort in the Moxos region, located mostly in the present-day Beni Department, Bolivia, on the southwestern edge of the Amazon basin. This seasonally flooded plain was home to numerous indigenous groups like the Moxo (Mojo), Baure, Canichana, Trinitario, who, recent research has revealed, built huge, advanced earthworks that suggest the region supported a much larger pre-Columbian population than previously assumed. In any event, while geographically close to Peru, the Moxos mission was part of the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru. It was among the last areas of South America outside of Amazonia proper to be reached by missionaries, owing to its remoteness from the coast. Still, once established in the region (at the end of the 17th century), the Jesuits and their mission played a major role in transforming both the religious and cultural life of indigenous groups in the lowlands. Publication History and Census This map appeared in Sto?cklein's Der Neue Weltbott mit allerhand Nachrichten dern Missionariorum Societatis Jesu , published between 1728 and 1758 (the map itself is generally dated to 1726). It is not independently cataloged with any institution, while Sto?cklein's entire work is rare in institutional collections and on the market. References: Alti?, M., Encounters in the New World: Jesuit Cartography of the Americas, (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press) 2022, pp. 141 - 155.

Very good. Printing faded. Size 10.5 x 8.75 Inches. This is Joseph Sto?cklein's c. 1726 map of the Mariana Islands and surrounding islands in the western Pacific. Among other features, it is notable for including the existence of islands posited by Father Paul Klein, Stocklein's fellow Jesuit, who developed early maps of this region based on his interactions with Palauan sailors. A Closer Look The map covers from the southeastern coast of China (Fuzhou, here as Focheu) and Ky?sh? ('Ximo') to the Philippine Islands, Mariana Islands, and possibly northern Caroline Islands. The main focus is the Mariana (or 'Bandits') Islands at right, which are named on the map and listed at bottom, both with an approximation of their indigenous name and a Latin name, mostly the names of saints. The 'Islas de los Hermannos' are the Ogasawara Islands, while the nearby Isla San Laurenti and Isla Vasta Maria may be the islands of Iwo Jima and Farallon de Pajaros, greatly exaggerated in size. Further south, we are on more solid ground with recognizable islands like Maug, Pagan, Saipan, Tinian, and Guam. Below the Marianas are 32 'conjectured' islands mentioned by Paul Klein, the result of a chance meeting on a beach in the Philippines. Cartographic Cobbling In 1696, the polymath Jesuit Paul Klein (Pablo Clain or Pauli Klain) met a group of Palauans on the Philippine island of Samar who had been blown off course and landed there. After discussing their homeland with Klein, the Palauans set out a series of pebbles on a beach to draw a rough chart of the island chain and other nearby islands. Klein used this representation to develop a sketch map, adding inferences about islands' locations and distance from the Philippines, and included it with a letter to his Jesuit superiors in Rome, after which it became gradually known throughout Europe. Meanwhile, Spanish explorers were progressively discovering other islands in Micronesia, which combined with Klein's letter led to the islands garnering significant interest in Europe (for more information on this fascinating combination of European and indigenous cartography, see our listing of the map of the Caroline Islands that appeared in Stocklein's Neue Weltbott , InsulaePalaos-stocklein-1726). Publication History and Census This map appeared in Sto?cklein's Der Neue Weltbott mit allerhand Nachrichten dern Missionariorum Societatis Jesu , published between 1728 and 1758 (the map itself is generally dated to 1726). This map is only independently cataloged among the holdings of the Sächsische Landesbibliothek - Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden, while Sto?cklein's entire work is also very rare in institutional collections and on the market. References: OCLC 859528520.

Very good. Printing slightly faded. Size 9.75 x 14.75 Inches. This is a c. 1726 Joseph Sto?cklein map of Palau and surrounding islands in the southwestern Pacific. This map is a fascinating mash-up of Europe and indigenous cartography. It is moreover an especially early presentation of these islands, based on a cartographic game of telephone from native Palauans waylaid in the Philippines through the Jesuits and then to the European public via Joseph Sto?cklein. A Closer Look Islands ranging from the southeastern part of the Philippine archipelago and New Guinea through the Caroline Islands are depicted, including Guam ('Guaham') at top. The course of a 1710 Jesuit expedition led by Francisco Padilla is tracked with its location at given dates. The dotted lines running throughout separate groupings of islands. Combining his own travels with information from his fellow Jesuit Paul Klein, Padilla produced the present map, which was published by Joseph Sto?cklein in his important work Der Neue Weltbott that included descriptions and maps of distant lands visited by the Jesuits. Finding a Fabled Land Although Spanish mariners and explorers occasionally were blown off course to some of the Caroline Islands closest to the Philippines, and some had even been claimed by Spain, European knowledge of the islands was extremely limited. Even when an island's existence was known through hearsay or inference, it was notoriously difficult to locate due to the generally small size of islands the difficulty of navigating the vast seas. In 1696, the polymath Jesuit Paul Klein (also as Pablo Clain or Pauli Klain) met a group of Palauans on the Philippine island of Samar (here as 'Samal') who had been blown off course and landed there. After discussing their homeland with Klein, the Palauans set out a series of pebbles on a beach to draw a rough chart of the island chain and other nearby islands. Klein used this representation to develop a sketch map, adding inferences about islands' locations and distance from the Philippines, and included it with a letter to his Jesuit superiors in Rome, after which it became gradually known throughout Europe. Meanwhile, Spanish explorers were progressively discovering other islands in Micronesia, which combined with Klein's letter led to the islands garnering significant interest in Europe. After three unsuccessful attempts, a Jesuit expedition led by Francisco Padilla reached Sonsorol, southwest of Babeldaob (here as 'Panlog'), the largest island in the chain, making them the first Europeans to intentionally travel to the islands. At Sonsorol, Padilla's group managed to interact with the natives (on canoes) and send a landing party ashore, but was blown far out to sea and had to return to the Philippines without their confreres (who were never seen again). Thereafter, traveling to Palau and nearby islands remained difficult and dangerous for many years, leading to their being dubbed the Islas Encantadas . Cartographic Cobbling In compiling the present map, Padilla elaborated Klein's sketch and included information from his own voyage. However, the resulting map differs significantly from later maps of these islands. It lacks a consistent scale, and the distances between islands are depicted as much less than they are in reality. The islands themselves are also misshapen, unsurprisingly, as Europeans' knowledge of them still ultimately relied on the beach pebbles laid in front of Klein on Samar. Although it would be tempting to call this map 'inaccurate,' it would be more appropriate to see it as a combination of indigenous and European cartography. The Palauans who spoke to Klein clearly had a thorough understanding of the geography of the Carolinas that was perfectly suitable for their navigational purposes, as well as a means of representing or mapping such information, but that knowledge did not translate easily to developing European cartographic methods; copperplate engravings transferring ink to paper w.