Antique Map of Peru and Bolivia by Thierry, 1836

€ 130

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1836
Sheet size: 29.5 × 42.5 cm (11.6 × 16.7 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-09464

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

About this sheet

Peru and Bolivia in the 1830s, titled "Pérou et Bolivia, 1836", an original engraving by Thierry from the Atlas Complet du Précis de la Géographie Universelle of Conrad Malte-Brun. The map is colored in outline.

The title is set in an ornamental lettered flourish at the lower left, with the engraving credit "Gravé par Thierry" beneath the border. The map covers the Pacific coast of Peru, from the Gulf of Guayaquil at the north, with the Andes drawn in fine hachures, inland to the new state of Bolivia. Peru is bordered in pink and Bolivia in yellow, with Colombia to the north, Brazil to the east and "La Plata" to the south, and the Amazon headwaters and Lake Titicaca are drawn in. Scales of French and Spanish leagues are given in the upper right corner.

The date of 1836 falls in the brief Peru-Bolivian Confederation, but the map shows the two republics as separate states.