South America map by Blome 1690
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Beskrivning
SCARE MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA. BLOME, RICHARD. A New Mapp of America Meridionale Designed by Monsieur Sanson Geographer to the French King... London, c. 1690.
Handcoloured engraved map, embellished with an elaborate heraldic cartouche and a dedication cartouche, which has been updated in this edition to John Jeffreys of Lywett. The heraldic banner below the dedication has been removed, with the erasures still visible. With sailing ships and seamonsters.
Two watermarks, one with the letters CSH.
This scarce map is from the first atlas to be wholly engraved, printed and published in England. Made after Nicolas Sanson, who is credited in the decorative strapwork title cartouche. The 25 maps in the atlas were engraved by Francis Lamb, Thomas Burnford and Wenceslas Hollar. Blome´s Geographical Description was first published in 1670.
Konditionsrapport
Centrefold as issued, folds and creases, damage with small paper loss to left part and small paper loss to the right cartouche, some tears, some spotting, repairs on verso.
Auktionsnummer:
880767
Datum:
2021-03-21