Subject: Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean & Northern South America
Period: 1766 (dated)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
12.4 x 11.1 inches
31.5 x 28.2 cm
Decorative map showing the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America, but focusing on Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. A small Lac Parima appears in South America. The map has a decorative title cartouche and is surrounded by an elaborate floral frame. The map and outside frame were printed from two separate plates.
References:
Condition: B+
Contemporary outline color on bluish, watermarked paper with minor offsetting and light soiling along the edges of the sheet. Trimmed at top by the bookbinder with minor loss of the outer frame.