Decorative Antique Map of the Southern Part of South America, 1806

€ 550

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

Date: 1806
Sheet size: 28.7 × 38 cm (11.3 × 15.0 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: PCT-61672

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

Paraguay, Chili, Terre Magellan?, a decorative copper engraved map of the southern part of South America by Robert de Vaugondy, revised and corrected by C.F. Delamarche, 1806. The title appears in a framed cartouche at the lower right, lettered "Par Robert de Vaugondy, revu et corrigé par C.F. Delamarche son successeur". The countries are washed in pink, orange, green and yellow in hand color, with a yellow border.

The map covers the continent from Peru and Brazil south to the Strait of Magellan. Chili and the Andes run down the left side, with the offshore islands of Chiloe named, and Paraguay fills the center with the provinces of the Rio de la Plata and Buenos Aires on the coast. Below them stretch the "Grandes Plaines nommées Pampas" and the lands of the Patagonians, with the southern tip labeled Terre Magellanique and the Falklands shown as the Malouines. The Tropic of Capricorn crosses the map, and scales of French leagues are given at the right.

Charles Francois Delamarche (1740 to 1817) founded the Paris firm of Delamarche after acquiring the map plates and copyrights of Robert de Vaugondy.