Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1852
Sheet size
31 × 24.5 cm (12.2 × 9.6 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-12593-26
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, blank verso. Minor wear. Please review the images for further condition details.
About this sheet
South America, an original map from Lowry's Table Atlas, constructed and engraved from the most recent authorities, by J.W. Lowry, dated 1852. The sheet is printed in black with the coastlines and national borders outlined in orange, and carries the Chapman and Hall, London, imprint at the foot.
The continent is drawn from the Caribbean coast down to Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands, with the title "South America" and two scales lettered at the lower right: English miles and Spanish leagues. Brazil takes up the whole eastern bulge, with the great river systems of the Amazon, the Orinoco and the Rio de la Plata traced in detail, and the Andes run down the Pacific side through Peru, Bolivia and Chile. Towns and ports are named along the coasts, and the oceans are lettered across the open water. Island groups such as the Galapagos and Juan Fernandez are marked in the Pacific.
The atlas page number and a letter signature are printed in the upper corners of the sheet.
