"Carte de la Terre Ferme du Perou, du Bresil et du Pays des Amazones, Dressee sur les Descriptions de Herrera de Laet, et des PP. d'Acuna, et M Rodriguez...", Delisle/Covens & Mortier

This handsome and important map of the northern part of South America is based upon Delisle's earlier map and is filled with information and notations speculating about the Indian tribes and the tributaries of the Amazon. The capitaineries are shown along the coast of Brazil. A notation in Guyana notes the mythical Lac de Parime on which the golden city of Manoa del Dorado was supposed to be located. The central part of the map (Pays des Amazones) is filled with Indian names. The Grand chemin des Ingas ( Inca Way) is shown from Chuquisaca in Peru to Pasto in Colombia. The title cartouche features mythical Amazon warriors, a pot of gold, and King Louis XIV, as the Sun King.

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Condition: B

A fine impression with contemporary color in the map and later color in the cartouche and a couple cracks caused by oxidation, the longest of which measures 6", that have been closed on verso with archival tape. There are light damp stains mostly confined to the margins, some minor offsetting, and expert paper restoration in blank margins.