This finely engraved
beautifully hand coloured original antique map of Peru was published
in the 1639 French edition of Jan Jansson's Atlas Nouvs.
Background:
Jansson in this map shows
the Pacific coast of South America from Ecuador - at the
left hand side - as far south as the Atacama desert in
the northern reaches of Chile.
Although the interior terrain is not mapped with any
particular degree of accuracy, this map nevertheless
conveys a vivid impression of the difficult terrain of
the Andes in Peru.
As early as 1520, Spanish settlers in Panama had heard
tales of a powerful civilisation rich in gold that lay
to the south, and in 1522 an expedition was organised to
find this land and the people called Biru or Piru in the
south. In 1524 Francisco Pizarro led the first of his
expeditions that led ultimately to the discovery &
conquest of the Inca Empire which extended over wide
areas of modern Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and part of
Chile. Pizarro obtained from Atahuallpa, the head of the
Inca Empire, a huge ransom of silver and gold that made
Spain rich almost beyond the most inventive dreams of
the Spanish conquerors, and once the mountain city of
Cuzco was captured in 1533, the Spanish hold over much
of South America was virtually complete.
A beautiful map
with a fine impression on clean heavy paper with
beautiful hand colouring. (Ref: Tooley, Koeman)
General Description:
Paper thickness and
quality: - Heavy and stable
Paper color: - off white
Age of map color: - Original
Colors used: - Green, pink, yellow, blue
General color appearance: - Authentic
Paper size: - 22 1/2in x 20in (570mm x 500mm)
Plate size: - 20in x 15 1/2in (535mm x 395mm)
Margins: - Min 1in (25mm)
Imperfections:
Margins: - Light toning on margin edges
Plate area: - Light creasing along centerfold
Verso: - None
If you wish to discuss this or any other item
please email or call - good luck, Simon.
Classical Images
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