Subject: Chile
Period: 1822 (circa)
Publication: A Complete Historical, Chronological, and Geographical American Atlas
Color: Hand Color
Size:
9.2 x 15 inches
23.4 x 38.1 cm
A detailed map extending from Chiloe Island north to the Great Desert of Atacama. Locates numerous gold, silver, lead, and tin mines throughout. Extends to include portions of the United Provinces and Patagonia to the east (present-day Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina) and the Juan Fernandez Islands to the west. On a full folio sheet (21.7 x 18.0") surrounded by text describing the region's topography, climate, chief towns, history, and more. Drawn by James Finlayson and engraved by Young and Delleker.
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Condition: B+
A nice impression with faint offsetting and short archivally repaired fold separations at top and bottom.
