Subject: South America
Period: 1765 (dated)
Publication: Nieuwe en Beknopte Hand-Atlas
Color: Hand Color
Size:
15.6 x 14.1 inches
39.6 x 35.8 cm
This handsome and detailed map covers most of the continent, only leaving off the northern coastline. The southern tip is enclosed in a large inset balancing the composition with the block-style title cartouche. There are plenty of place names, and the Pampas are identified.
References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.TIR-2a.
Condition: B+
A crisp impression with full contemporary color on a sheet with a fleur-de-lis coat of arms and "I Villedary" watermarks. There is light scattered foxing.