Current Auction
"Carte Particuliere du Perou, Plan de la Ville de Lima, Description de Quelques Plantes, Animaux, & Machines du Pays avec l'Habillement des Hommes & des Femmes Espagnoles qui y Demeurent", Chatelain, Henry Abraham
Subject: Western South America, Peru
Period: 1720 (circa)
Publication: Atlas Historique
Color: Hand Color
Size:
14.8 x 19.3 inches
37.6 x 49 cm
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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: B+
A sharp impression on a sheet with a Strasbourg bend and lily watermark. There are a few light stains that are confined to the text.
Estimate: $110 - $140
Price: $80
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