Print of steel engraving titled „Amerique Meridionale en 1849“.

Author A. Houze.

Engraved by unknown.

From the „Atlas Universel Historique et Geographique“ by A. Houze, Paris. 1850.

South America is a continent located in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be considered as a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest. It includes twelve sovereign states – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela – and two non-sovereign areas – French Guiana, an overseas department of France, and the Falkland Islands, a British Overseas Territory (though disputed by Argentina). In addition to this, the ABC islands of the Netherlands may also be considered part of South America.Most of the population lives near the western or eastern coasts of the continent while the interior and the far south are sparsely populated. The geography of western South America is dominated by the Andes mountains; in contrast, the eastern part contains both highland regions and large lowlands where rivers such as the Amazon, Paraná and Orinoco flow. Most of the continent lies in the tropics.The continents cultural and ethnic outlook has its origin at the interaction of indigenous peoples with European conquerors and immigrants and, more locally, with African slaves. Given a long history of colonialism, most South Americans speak Portuguese or Spanish, and societies and states commonly reflect Western traditions.

Approx. image size 26, 9 x 21, 7/34, 1 x 24, 6 cm.

Condition: good.