May 19, 2015 - Sale 2384

Sale 2384 - Lot 105

Price Realized: $ 812
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(SCHOOL MANUSCRIPT MAP.) [Anonymous.] South America. Medium-format hand-drawn map of South America, likely executed by a New England student in the 1830s, in antique gilt frame. 610x510 mm, frame size; small portion of dampstain along lower edge, central horizontal fold. [New England, circa 1830s]
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A fascinating didactic map reflecting the shifting borders and archaic topography that characterized our understanding of South America in the mid-19th century. Northern South America is comprised of the following states: New Granada, Caraccas, New Cumana or Spanish Guiana, Dutch Guiana, French Guiana, and Portuguese Guiana. Central South America is dominated by Amazonia and Paraguay, with Brazil in much-reduced stature along the Atlantic coast. The fabled Lake Parime is still shown, here labeled "L Parma".