Subject: Southern South America
Period: 1682 (published)
Publication: Le Monde ou la Geographie Universelle
Color: Hand Color
Size:
4.8 x 3.8 inches
12.2 x 9.7 cm
This miniature map of the southern tip of South America shows Tierra del Fuego and the Strait of Magellan. Pierre Duval was Nicolas Sanson's nephew and pupil. He published a wide range of atlases and individual maps including a fine miniature world geography with many of the maps based on Sanson.
References: King (2nd ed) pp. 132-135.
Condition: A
Watermarked paper with faint toning along centerfold.