Subject: Southern South America
Period: 1785 (dated)
Publication: Atlante Novissimo
Color: Hand Color
Size:
12.3 x 16.3 inches
31.2 x 41.4 cm
This Italian map covers present-day Chili and Argentina with an inset of Tierra del Fuego and the Straits of Magellan. There is good detail of topography, rivers and place names. Decorated by a simple scroll title cartouche.
References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.ZAT-1a, Vol. 4 #49.
Condition: A+
Contemporary outline color on a bright sheet with the three crescent moons watermark commonly found on Zatta maps and just a hint of soiling.