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Auction 162, Lot 393

"Caraccas and Guiana", Thomson, John

Subject: Northern South America

Period: 1817 (circa)

Publication: New General Atlas

Color: Hand Color

Size:
23.7 x 19.6 inches
60.2 x 49.8 cm
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This may be one of the last maps to show the fabled Lake Parima, which had mostly disappeared from maps in the late 18th century and was officially disproved by Alexander von Humboldt's expedition through Latin America from 1799-1804. The map extends from Lake Maracaibo to the mouth of the Amazon River, and focuses on topographical detail and watershed. Hundreds of spurious rivers fill the region southwest of Venezuela. Drawn and engraved by John Moffat.

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Condition: A

Original color with faint offsetting and minor toning along the centerfold.

Estimate: $200 - $230

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Closed on 4/26/2017

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