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Auction 188, Lot 300

"Amerique Meridionale, Dressee, sur les Memoires les Plus Recents et Assujetie aux Observations Astronomique", Robert de Vaugondy, Didier

Subject: South America

Period: 1776 (dated)

Publication: Atlas Universel

Color: Hand Color

Size:
23.3 x 18.9 inches
59.2 x 48 cm
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Nice engraving of the continent with good detail of rivers and lakes and numerous place names, mostly along the coast. Many of the mythical geographical elements are absent, although Lago de los Xarayes still remains. The beginning outline of a land area west of San Felix-San Ambrosio Islands is noted as discovered by Davis. The Falkland Islands are also not fully delineated. The map is adorned with a decorative title cartouche with an Indian maiden, parrot, and alligator and a rococo-style distance cartouche. This is the third state.

References: Pedley #487; Mickwitz & Miekkavaara #245-101.

Condition: A

Contemporary outline color on a bright, watermarked sheet with a hint of offsetting and light toning along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $150

Closed on 6/22/2022

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