Subject: Southern South America
Period: 1747 (circa)
Publication: A Complete System of Geography...
Color: Hand Color
Size:
16.9 x 14 inches
42.9 x 35.6 cm
Finely engraved map of the southern part of South America, filled with place names, topographical detail, and many notations that provide additional geographical and historical information. An inset of a city plan for Santiago, capital of Chile, contains a legend listing significant buildings and locations. A second inset details the area around Terra del Fuego and traces the tracks of several explorations.
References: McCorkle (18th c. Geography Books) #17-24 (Vol II); Shirley (BL Atlases) T.BOW-2a #54.
Condition: B+
A dark impression on a lightly toned sheet with a Strasbourg bend and lily watermark. There is minor offsetting and short edge tears in the blank margins, many of which have been repaired with archival materials on verso.