Antique Plan of the City of Paita in Peru, by Anson, 1749
€ 270
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1749
Sheet size
27 × 42 cm (10.6 × 16.5 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-11589-10'
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. Original folding lines. Minor wear, some foxing. Blank verso. Please review the images for further condition details.
About this sheet
The town of Paita on the northern coast of Peru, shown in an original copper engraving from the Dutch edition of George Anson's voyage, Reize rondsom de Werreld, published in 1749. The plan is lettered in Dutch and French: "Plan van de Stad Paita in het Koninkryk Santa Fee" and "Plan de la Ville de Paita dans le Royaume de Santa Fe", with the latitude given as about 5 degrees 11 minutes south.
The town is drawn in a simple grid of rectangular blocks laid out between the sea at the bottom and the dry hills at the back, with the principal square at the center and two churches on the left beyond the town. A line of roads runs out across the open ground at the left toward the water, and the scale is given in fathoms and Rhenish roods in a bar below the town. A key of letters A to F at the foot of the sheet explains the places marked.
Anson's squadron attacked and burned Paita in November 1741, and the plan records the town as it stood at that time.
