"[On 2 Sheets] Colombia Prima or South America Drawn from the Large Map in Eight Sheets", Delarochette, Louis Stanislas d'Arcy

This striking large map is drawn from Louis Stanislas D'Arcy Delarochette's monumental eight-sheet map of South America, which was used to settle numerous border disputes throughout the continent. It incorporates the most up-to-date geographical information and includes numerous interesting notations throughout. This is the first edition of the 2-sheet map, published by William Faden. Printed on two sheets, unjoined, as issued - the map would measure 30 x 42.5" if joined.

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Condition: B+

Contemporary color with light offsetting and toning. Short centerfold separations at top and bottom on the northern sheet have been archivally repaired. The first image is a composite image - the map is in two separate sheets.