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Auction 184, Lot 425

"Il Chili lo Stretto Magellanico coll' Isola della Terra del Fuoco", Zatta, Antonio

Subject: Southern South America

Period: 1794 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
12.1 x 16.1 inches
30.7 x 40.9 cm
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This finely engraved copper plate map covers Chili and Argentina from La Rioja to Tierra del Fuego. There is good detail of the region around Buenos Aires and the Rio de la Plata. S. Yago (Santiago), Val Parayso, Cordova, Mendoca, and La Concepcion are among the cities identified. An inset at bottom right details Tierra de Fuego and the Straits of Magellan. Mountain ranges and volcanoes are shown, and a large note indicates the Pampas. There is a decorative scroll-style title cartouche.

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Condition: A

Contemporary outline color on paper with the watermark of three crescent moons. There is minor toning along the centerfold and an errant spot of colorist's ink on the border at right.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $120

Closed on 9/15/2021

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