Subject: South America
Period: 1750 (dated)
Publication: Atlas Universal
Color: Hand Color
Size:
23.5 x 19 inches
59.7 x 48.3 cm
Nice engraving of the continent with good detail of rivers and lakes and numerous place names, mostly along the coast. Decorative cartouche with an Indian maiden, parrot, alligator, etc. Rococo-style distance cartouche. Second state.
References: Pedley #487; Phillips (A) 619.
Condition: A
Light original color, two watermarks and large margins. One tiny spot and two small areas of surface soil, still very good.