Antique Map of the Course of the Amazon River by E. Van Harrevelt, 1773
€ 316
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1773
Sheet size
26.2 × 38.8 cm (10.3 × 15.3 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-03456
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
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About this sheet
The Amazon from the Andes to the Atlantic, an engraved map titled "Carte du Cours du Maragnon ou de la Grande Riviere des Amazones", published in Amsterdam by E. van Harrevelt and D. J. Changuion in 1773. The sub-title credits the survey of the river to M. de la Condamine, made in 1743 and 1744, and notes that the course of the river is augmented from other memoirs and manuscript routes. A line below the frame states that it was copied from the map accompanying La Condamine's account of his voyage in South America.
The map runs from the Pacific coast and the Gulf of Guayaquil at the left to the mouth of the river and the coast of the Guianas at the right, with the Equator marked across the center. Color distinguishes the regions: the province of Quito and New Granada in yellow, the Spanish missions in green, the Portuguese missions in the lower center and the Guianas at upper right in pink. The river system is shown in detail with its tributaries and mission stations.
The sheet comes from an Amsterdam portable atlas on the history of the European settlements in the Indies.
