Subject: Lima, Peru
Period: 1748 (circa)
Publication: Relacion Historica del Viaje a la America Meridional...
Color: Hand Color
Size:
21 x 14.8 inches
53.3 x 37.6 cm
This intricate plan of fortified Lima appeared in Antonio de Ulloa and Jorge Juan's Relacion Historica del Viaje a la America Meridional..., a seminal work on South American geography, culture, and history written by the two scientists after nearly a decade spent exploring the continent. A bird's-eye view filled with detail, the plan includes a key split between two decorative cartouches that lists 70 notable locations within the city.
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Condition: B+
Issued folding with light soiling largely confined to the blank margins, a few tiny holes at fold intersections, and one fold separation entering 2" into the neatline at right that has been closed with archival tape.