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Antique Map of South America by Tirion (c.1765)

$ 1,471.12

Availability: in stock

Condition : Very good, given age. Original/contemporary hand coloring. Edges slightly browned. Original middle fold as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Blank verso. Please study image carefully.
Date : c.1765
Overall size : 55 x 43 cm.
Image size : 39.6 x 35.7 cm.


Description: Antique map titled 'Kaart van het Onderkoningschap van Peru zig uitstrekkende: over Chile, Paraguay en andere Spaansche Landen als ook van Brazil en verdere Bezittingen van Portugal in Zuid-Amerika.' Attractive and quite detailed map of most of South America, lacking the northern parts of Venezuela and Columbia. The southern tip is shown in an inset.

Artists and Engravers: Isaak Tirion, a Dutch publisher in Amsterdam. He produced serveral Atlases and Dutch town plans.