Antique 1882 Antique Map of Peru and Bolivia: Andes Mountains and Amazon Rivers

€ 250

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

Date: 1882
Sheet size: 38 × 57 cm (15.0 × 22.4 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-13601-2-71

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 condition, folding line in the middle. The outer borders are slightly discolored due to age, but not the image. This map is ideal for framing. Study the image carefully.

About this sheet

Peru and Bolivia, an original engraved map from an atlas of 1882 published by Blackie & Son, with the title "Peru and Bolivia" lettered in the lower left. The map is colored in outline, with Peru in pink, Bolivia in a lighter tint, and neighboring territories in yellow.

The long Pacific coast of Peru runs down the left side of the sheet, with the ranges of the Andes drawn in dense hachures and the coastal towns named along the shore. The Amazon headwaters and their tributaries spread across the upper right, and Lake Titicaca is visible on the Peruvian and Bolivian border at the center. Bolivia's boundaries are drawn as they stood in 1882, with a long coastline on the Pacific.

The sheet is one of the South American maps of the atlas, drawn at a large scale, with a scale bar and the names of the geographer and engraver in the lower left corner.