Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1850
Mapmaker / artist
J. Wyld (Artist)
Sheet size
109 × 78 cm (42.9 × 30.7 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-11621
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
Some light wear and age-related toning. Original slipcase included. Please review the images for further condition details.
About this sheet
South America on J. Wyld's folding wall map "Colombia Prima or South America," drawn from the large map in eight sheets by Louis Stanislas D'Arcy de la Rochette, published in London, circa 1850. The sheet is laid out in sections for folding, and the title is lettered in the cartouche at the lower right.
The map shows the continent with its states outlined in color, from Colombia and the Guianas to Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, the United Provinces and Patagonia, with the rivers, mountain ranges and coast named in detail. The Andes are drawn in hachured relief down the western side. Three insets in the lower portion present data from Humboldt's report in the form of topographical profiles: "Section of the Andes," "Section of South America from West to East," and "Section of the Road from La Guayra to Caracas." A comparative distance table and an index, "Civil Divisions, Population and Extent," list Colombia, Peru, the United Provinces, Chile, Patagonia, Brazil and the Guianas.
James Wyld was one of the leading London map publishers of the mid-nineteenth century, and the sheet combines a political survey of the new South American republics with scientific profiles from the explorations of Alexander von Humboldt.
