Lot 28
MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA

1720
Copper engraving, paper
37 x 44,5 cm (h x w)

Starting price
8 000 CZK
   |   320 €
Price realized
8 500 CZK
   |   340 €
price without premium

An old and extensively-colored copperplate map with an extensive outline of a massive river network and 2 decorative cartouches. Title in one of them at the bottom left with depictions of Indians, typical animals (parrots, turtle, snake, armadillo), plants and fruits. The author Guillaume de l´Isle, French royal geographer, printed and published by C. Weigel, Nuremberg.

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