Subject: Rio de la Plata
Period: 1764 (published)
Publication: Le Petite Atlas Maritime
Color: Hand Color
Size:
11.4 x 8.3 inches
29 x 21.1 cm
This nicely engraved chart details the mouth of the Rio de la Plata with Buenos Aires shown on a grid plan. The bay is marked with soundings, anchorages, and shoals. A decorative rococo-style title cartouche with distance scale adorns the bottom left corner.
References: Rumsey #6903.175.
Condition: A
A nice impression on a sheet with a "T. [Heart] Richard" watermark and minor toning along the sheet's edges.