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Auction 176, Lot 326

"Kaart van het Onderkoningschap van Peru, zig Uitstrekkende over Chili, Paraguay en Andere Spaansche Landen: als ook van Brazil...", Tirion, Isaac

Subject: South America

Period: 1765 (dated)

Publication: Nieuwe en Beknopte Hand-Atlas

Color: Hand Color

Size:
15.6 x 14.1 inches
39.6 x 35.8 cm
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This handsome and detailed map covers most of the continent, only leaving off the northern coastline. The southern tip is enclosed in a large inset balancing the composition with the block-style title cartouche. There are plenty of place names, and the Pampas are identified.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.TIR-2a.

Condition: B+

A crisp impression with full contemporary color on a sheet with a fleur-de-lis coat of arms and "I Villedary" watermarks. There is light scattered foxing.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $140

Closed on 2/12/2020

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