"Partie Orientale de la Terre Ferme ou l'on Trouve la Guiane. Partie Orientale du Fl. Maragnon ou Amazone Tiree de la Carte de Mr. de la Condamine", Robert de Vaugondy, Didier
Subject: Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
Period: 1749 (dated)
Publication: Atlas Portatif Universel et Militaire
This small map covers the region between the Orinoco and Amazon Rivers with good detail of the river system in the area. A note at left explains that in 1743 the Portuguese were able to access the Orinoco River from the Amazon via the Rio Negro.
References: Pedley #489.
Condition: A
A crisp impression with light toning along the edges of the sheet.