Antique Map of Brazil Extending South to the Mouth of the Rio de la Plata
€ 240
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Sheet size
59.2 × 44 cm (23.3 × 17.3 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-13193-3
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
Wear consistent with age and use. General age-related toning. Original folding line. Minor wear and foxing, blank verso. Please review the images for further condition details.
About this sheet
Brazil south to the mouth of the Rio de la Plata, an original antique map titled "Carte du Bresil", drawn by Ambroise Tardieu and dated 1821 in its cartouche. It was made for the "Histoire generale des Voyages de Laharpe". The sheet is an engraving with outline color marking the provinces and territories.
The map takes in the Brazilian coast from the Guianas to the south, with the Atlantic lettered "Ocean Atlantique Meridional" along the eastern edge. Lines in green, yellow, pink and orange divide the colonial provinces, and the Amazon basin, the Sao Francisco and the rivers of the south are drawn in detail, with settlements, missions and capes named along the shore. The southern margin carries the "Province de Buenos-Ayres" and the opening of the Rio de la Plata, so that Buenos Aires appears at the lower left. In the north, the Portuguese and French Guiana are named. The title is set in a scrolled cartouche at the lower right, with the scale bars beneath.
The sheet dates from the year before Brazil declared independence from Portugal, at a time when the Portuguese court had been resident in Rio de Janeiro for more than a decade.
