Old Jesuit Map of Paraguay by Fritz, 1733: Asunción, Encarnación, Iguazú, Paraná R., Paraguay R football the 'Sabaudia Ducatus: Savoye' map

the 'Sabaudia Ducatus: Savoye' map

” — placing this piece firmly in the heart of Midwestern print history

it was a prosperous maritime and commercial center

guiding the curious from station to summit

The vignettes of Indigenous life and native fauna mirror European curiosity while acknowledging older presences and ecologies

Old Jesuit Map of Paraguay by Fritz, 1733: Asunción, Encarnación, Iguazú, Paraná R., Paraguay R football the 'Sabaudia Ducatus: Savoye' mapLe Paraguay ou les RR. PP de la Compagnie de Jesus ont repandu leurs Missions . . . 1733 presents Samuel Fritzs penetrating vision of the Jesuit world in the heart of South America. Composed at the height of missionary endeavor, the map concentrates on the riverine corridors and mission fields of Paraguay and adjoining Brazil, where the Society of Jesus orchestrated an ambitious network of settlements and evangelization. A sumptuous cartouche at upper