Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1845
Sheet size
36 × 26 cm (14.2 × 10.2 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-12894-9
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. Minor wear, light staining. Blank verso. Please review the images for further condition details.
About this sheet
A map of South America from James Wyld's An Atlas of the World, published in London in 1845. The sheet is an original copper engraving with hand-colored outlines, enclosed in a decorative border graduated in degrees. The title "South America" is set at the lower right above a note giving the superficial area and population of the continent and a scale in English miles.
The continent is divided into its colored countries, among them Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, the La Plata region, Chile and the Guianas, with rivers, mountains and coastal towns marked in fine detail. The Amazon and its tributaries cross the north, the Andes run down the Pacific side, and the long coast of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego ends at the southern tip. Atlantic and Pacific Ocean lettering is set in the margins. The imprint of James Wyld, Charing Cross, appears at the foot.
Wyld, geographer to the Queen, was among the most prolific London mapmakers of the Victorian period.
