Map of the Amazon River's Course and Surrounding Regions (1743-1744)
€ 390
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1743
Sheet size
25 × 38 cm (9.8 × 15.0 in)
Reference
BG-13745-2
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
Good, given age. Fold as published. Left and right margins cuts short. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please review the images for further condition details.
About this sheet
The Amazon from the Andes to the Atlantic, an original copper engraving with hand-colored outlines, titled "Carte du Cours du Maragnon ou de la Grande Riviere des Amazones". The long title continues: in its navigable part from Jaen de Bracamoros to its mouth, including the province of Quito and the coast of Guiana from Cape Nord to the Essequibo, surveyed in 1743 and 1744 and fixed by the astronomical observations of M. de la Condamine, with additions.
The river runs across the sheet from the Andean headwaters at the left to the delta at the right, with its tributaries, mission stations and mountain ranges engraved along the way. The territories are colored to match the powers that claimed them: "Hollandoise Guiane" in pink, "Guiane Portugaise" and the "Missions Portugaises" along the lower Amazon, Spanish lands to the west, and the Equinoctial Line crossing the sheet. Part of the Brazilian coast is lettered "Bresil", with the Pacific at the far left.
A note at the foot says it was copied from the map attached to La Condamine's account of his voyage in South America.
