Subject: Western South America, Peru
Period: 1720 (circa)
Publication: Atlas Historique
Color: Black & White
Size:
14.8 x 19.6 inches
37.6 x 49.8 cm
This interesting folio sheet contains two maps and two engravings surrounded by panels of French text. The top map covers the northwest coast of South America from Panama to northernmost Chili, with detail of towns, rivers, and mountain ranges. The map is flanked by two engravings depicting the people, tools, animals, and plants of the region. At bottom is a bird's-eye plan of Lima showing its fortifications.
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Condition: A
A dark impression with some printer's ink residue in text at left and minor toning and foxing along the edges of the sheet..