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Auction 186, Lot 371
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"Terre-Ferme Perou, Bresil Pays de l'Amazone", Robert de Vaugondy, Didier

Subject: Northern South America

Period: 1762 (dated)

Publication: Nouvel Atlas Portatif

Color: Hand Color

Size:
11.1 x 9.5 inches
28.2 x 24.1 cm
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This is the first state of this decorative map of northern South America. It shows good detail of mountain ranges and the river systems of the region. A mythical lake, identified on the second state as L. de los Xarayes, appears as the source of the Paraguay River. Most place names are confined closer to the coasts, with the large Pays de l'Amazone at the center of the continent left largely blank. The map was engraved by E. Dussy, and the ornate title cartouche was drawn and engraved by Arrivet.

References: Pedley #498.

Condition: A

A crisp impression on a sheet with the watermark of a Maltese cross encircled in rosary beads.

Estimate: $100 - $130

Sold for: $75

Closed on 2/9/2022

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