1855 Colton's Map of Patagonia with South Atlantic Islands Insets
€ 200
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1855
Sheet size
36 × 46 cm (14.2 × 18.1 in)
Reference
BG-13952-5
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
The map is in good condition, with minor yellowing consistent with its age. The paper shows slight edge wear, and the decorative border is well-preserved. Original hand-coloring.
About this sheet
Colton's Patagonia, an original steel-engraved map of southern South America published by J. H. Colton in New York in 1855, with outline and wash color. The title "Colton's Patagonia" stands at the lower left with the publisher's imprint beneath it, and a plate number appears at the lower right edge.
The large map on the left shows the southern tip of the continent from the Pacific coast of Chile to the Atlantic, with the Strait of Magellan, Tierra del Fuego and the offshore Falkland Islands. Rivers, capes and coastal settlements are lettered along the shores, while the interior is left mostly blank. A note at the head of the map concerns the Argentine claim to the part of Patagonia east of the Andes. Three framed insets at the right give South Orkney or Powell's Group, the Falkland Islands, and South Georgia Island, each with its own scale of miles and each colored by island or district. The plate is enclosed in the familiar Colton border of interlaced scrollwork.
The islands in the insets were already well known to the sealers and whalers of the South Atlantic when the plate was engraved.
