Subject: Brazil
Period: 1780 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
14.6 x 9.3 inches
37.1 x 23.6 cm
This pair of maps cover Brazil in great detail, with political boundaries, river systems, and a number of place names. The interior is sparsely detailed except for Indian tribes and the locations of Jesuit missions. The direction of the trade winds are shown in the Atlantic on the southern sheet. Engraved by Andre.
A. Bresil et Pays des Amazones 1re Feuille, (14.6 x 9.3").
B. Carte de la Partie Meridionale du Bresil, avec les Possessions Espagnoles Voisines qui en sont a l'Ouest, (12.4 x 8.1").
References:
Condition: B+
Crisp impressions with light toning. The northern sheet has short centerfold separations at top and bottom, and there are remnants of hinge tape on verso of the southern sheet.