"Carte de la Terre Ferme du Perou, du Bresil et du Pays des Amazones Dressee sur les Descriptions de Herrera de Laet, et des PP. d'Acuna, et M. Rodriguez...", Delisle, Guillaume

This handsome and important map of the northern part of South America is filled with information and notations speculating about the Indian tribes and the tributaries of the Amazon. The capitaineries are shown along the coast of Brazil. A notation in Guyana notes the mythical Lac de Parime on which the golden city of Manoa del Dorado was supposed to be located. The central part of the map, labeled Pays des Amazones, is filled with Indian names and notations. The Grand chemin des Ingas ( Inca Way) is shown from Chuquisaca in Peru to Pasto in Colombia. The title cartouche features mythical Amazon warriors, a pot of gold, and King Louis XIV, as the Sun King.

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Condition: A

A sharp impression with contemporary outline color in the map and later color in the cartouche, on a bright sheet with a Society of Jesus watermark. There is a minor spot of soiling at bottom right and light toning along the edges of the sheet. A short tear in the border at bottom left has been archivally repaired, and the bottom left margin has been extended a bit to accommodate framing.