Original Antique Map of Peru with Regions Outlined in Color
€ 260
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Sheet size
30 × 44.3 cm (11.8 × 17.4 in)
Condition
Fair
Reference
BG-13190-15
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
Wear consistent with age and use. General age-related toning. Shows some wear and foxing, blank verso. Please review the images for further condition details.
About this sheet
Peru and the surrounding region on an original antique map titled "Carte du Perou", drawn by Ambroise Tardieu and dated 1821 in its cartouche, made for the "Histoire generale des Voyages de Laharpe". The sheet is an engraving with outline color dividing the provinces and territories.
The map runs from the Pacific coast, where the Gulf of Guayaquil lies at the upper left, across the Andes to the Amazon basin. The coastline is shaded and lettered with ports and capes, and the river systems and mountain ranges of the interior are drawn in excellent detail. Colored lines mark the divisions of the viceroyalty and its neighbors, with the "Territoire des Missions du Pays des Amazones" in the north, Bresil to the east, and the provinces of Los Charcas, Cuzco and the Chaco named toward the south and southeast. The title is lettered in a flourished cartouche at the left, with scale bars of French leagues and nautical miles beneath it.
Ambroise Tardieu (1788 to 1841) was an eminent French cartographer and engraver, celebrated for his version of John Arrowsmith's 1806 map of the United States. He came from a family of fine engravers and was appointed geographical engraver to the French government.
