Subject: Central South America, Paraguay
Period: 1785 (dated)
Publication: Atlante Novissimo
Color: Hand Color
Size:
12.8 x 15.7 inches
32.5 x 39.9 cm
This lovely map covers Uruguay, Paraguay, and parts of Bolivia, Brazil, and Argentina, including the region from the Rio de la Plata and Buenos Ayres up the coast to Rio de Janeiro and west to the Andes. It is filled with information including rivers, mountains, coastal detail, numerous place names, and a volcano. The decorative title cartouche features a local sail boat.
References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.ZAT-1a, Vol 4 #46.
Condition: A
A dark impression on watermarked paper with contemporary color and a hint of toning along the centerfold.