Rare Antique Map of the Rio De La Plata, Buenos Ayres, Brazil, ca.1760
€ 475
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1760
Sheet size
20.7 × 36 cm (8.1 × 14.2 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
PCT-58776
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
Good, given age. A few tiny unobtrusive spots. Original folds as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please review the images for further condition details.
About this sheet
The entrance to the Rio de la Plata, an original antique chart published in Amsterdam by Isaak Tirion around 1760. The Dutch title reads "De Ingang van Rio de la Plata, Waar aan de Stad Buenos Ayres ligt, in Zuid-Amerika." The engraved sheet is finished in hand color, with the coastlines in green and red.
The estuary fills the sheet, lettered "Rivier de la Plata," with the Atlantic, "De Oceaan," at the right. Soundings are scattered through the water, and shoals such as the Bank Ortiz and the English and French Banks are shaded in. On the north shore the Baay van Montevideo and the Baay van Maldonado are named, together with Cabo Santa Maria. On the southern shore, Buenos Aires stands near the head of the river. A compass rose sits in the middle of the estuary and a scale of twenty miles is set in the title box. A small inset at the lower left shows the Baay van Maldonado in detail.
For ships bound from Europe, the Rio de la Plata was the gateway to Spanish Argentina and Paraguay, and Buenos Aires was the chief port on its southern shore.
