A detailed and informative map of the northern part of South America revised by Dezauche with decorative cartouche depicting classical soldiers

Dimensions (W x H): 65 x 48.3 / 25½ x 19

“Chatelain’s Atlas Historique, was a major work of its time, The text was by Nicholas Gueudeville” (Ref: Moreland and Bannister, p132.) Shows the routes of the major explorers. There are remarks and tables on the map giving information on the History and governance of South America.

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 47 / 23 x 18½

Beautiful map of South America, in two parts. The dimension given are for each part. The map shows the state of exploration at the time, with large areas of the Amazon Basin and Patagonia unexplored, and a large non-existent lake- ‘Lake Parima’ in Spanish Guiana. Nevertheless, this map is both ...

Dimensions (W x H): 52 x 45 / 20½ x 17½

Beautiful map of South America, in two parts. The dimensions given are for each part. The map shows the state of exploration at the time, with large areas of the Amazon Basin and Patagonia unexplored, and a large non-existent lake- ‘Lake Parima’ in Spanish Guiana. Nevertheless, this map is both ...

Dimensions (W x H): 52 x 45 / 20½ x 17½

Delisle was an important French cartographer of the early 18th century. He held the position of First Royal Geographer to the King. A detailed and informative map of the northern part of South America including some of central America north west and Paraguay in the south. The “Pays des Amazones” ...

Dimensions (W x H): 66.5 x 49.5 / 26 x 19½

Handsome map of South America. Title at lower right, four scales beneath. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 58.5 / 19½ x 23

Beautiful map of South America from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Petrus Kaerius, Abraham Goos and others engraved additional maps showing new discoveries.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

In the mid-eighteenth century, French mapmaking was at its peak. Brion de la Tour was one of its most prolific cartographers. This beautiful decorated little map, elegantly surrounded by an ornate engraved uncoloured frame, is a fine example of the period.

Dimensions (W x H): 30 x 28 / 12 x 11

A clear and compact map. Interesting for the radically different country borders- Paraguay is huge, Chile includes half of Argentinia and the names- ‘Amazonia’, ‘Tucuman’, ‘Pampas’

Dimensions (W x H): 45 x 31.5 / 17½ x 12½

Map of South America and the southern seas, with part of the African coast. Pictorial cartouche at lower left

Dimensions (W x H): 44 x 30 / 17½ x 12

This fine late copper engraving shows part of South America from Peru to Patagonia. ‘La Plata’ was the name for northern Argentina, and the Atacama Desert was part of Bolivia. Title and scale at lower right

Dimensions (W x H): 53 x 43 / 21 x 17

An attractive map of South America with decorative cartouche at lower right.

Dimensions (W x H): 37.6 x 46.8 / 15 x 18½

A beautiful map of South America.

Dimensions (W x H): 45 x 32 / 17½ x 12½

A detailed map of South America. Title at bottom left bordered with a native, flora and fauna. Scales to the right of the continent, key to possessions at top right.

Dimensions (W x H): 38 x 34 / 15 x 13½

This beautiful map, accurate and concise, is from John Cary’s Universal Atlas. This was a compact version of his General Atlas, and shows the high standard of design, printing, and geographical accuracy that has led many to consider Cary as the finest of English map-makers.

Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 28 / 9 x 11

Thomas Brown was an Edinburgh Bookseller and Publisher of the late 18th and early 19th century. The maps from his General Atlas are on the cusp between the decorative maps of the eighteenth century and the more accurate maps of the nineteenth century

Dimensions (W x H): 35 x 28 / 14 x 11

Dimensions (W x H): 26 x 35 / 10 x 14