Map of Guyane (French Guiana) with Cayenne, circa 1826
€ 160
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1826
Sheet size
22 × 30 cm (8.7 × 11.8 in)
Condition
Fair
Reference
BG-13093-27
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.
Condition
Fair condition with strong impression. General age toning, scattered light foxing in blank margins. Paper edges with minor handling marks consistent with age.
About this sheet
French Guiana and the Amazon mouth, an original steel engraving from the Petit Atlas National (Colonies françaises), issued by Blaisot in Paris around 1826. The sheet is titled "Guyane" and carries three maps and a block of printed text. It is lettered at the top "Cartes publiées à 10 centimes par Blaisot" and at the foot "Gravé sur acier par Aubry, Rue des Mathurins St. Jacques, Paris."
The principal map, "Carte de la Guyane et de l'embouchure de l'Amazone," covers the northern coast of South America with Guyane Hollandaise (Suriname), Guyane Française and the Brazilian territory to the south. Rivers, settlements and the course of the Amazon at the lower right are shown. Above it, at the upper right, is the "Plan de la Ville de Cayenne," showing the fortified town and its street grid. At the lower left, "Plan d'une partie de l'Ile de Cayenne avec l'embouchure de la rivière du même nom" shows the island with its rivers and wooded areas. The text block at the upper left describes the administrative divisions, the districts and the products of the colony.
Atlases of this kind gave French readers a compact survey of each overseas possession.
