Antique Map of Chile, La Plata and Part of Bolivia by A & C. Black, 1870
€ 175
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1870
Sheet size
44.5 × 33 cm (17.5 × 13.0 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-12784-50
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
General age-related toning. some foxing. Please review the images for further condition details.
About this sheet
Chile, La Plata and Bolivia on a map lettered "Chili, La Plata or the Argentine Republic & Bolivia", from Black's General Atlas of the World, published by A. & C. Black in 1870. The sheet is an engraved map colored by region, with the title in a ruled cartouche at lower right and the plate number at upper right.
The long, narrow strip of Chile, tinted pink, runs down the Pacific side of the sheet, with the Andes drawn in hachures, and its coast is lettered with ports and capes from top to bottom. The Argentine Republic (La Plata) is the large green block in the center, with its rivers, provincial towns and the lower course of the Parana and the Rio de la Plata at right, and Uruguay is shown in pink at the mouth of the river. Bolivia is colored yellow across the top, and Patagonia is lettered at the foot of the sheet.
The title, with its alternative names for Argentina, records a moment when the country was still known on atlases as both La Plata and the Argentine Republic.
