Print of steel engraving titled „Anthropophages“.

Drawn by Danvin.

Engraved by Branche.

From „l‘Univers. Histoire et Description de tous les peuples. Amerique Meridionale, iles diverses de l‘Ocean et regions circompolaires. Chili, Paraguay, Uruguay, Buenos-Ayres, Patoganie, Terre-du-Feu et Archipel des Malouines, iles diverses“ by M. Cesar Famin, M. Frederic Lacroix. Published by Firmin Didot Freres, Editeurs. Paris. 1856.

The Río de la Plata— rendered River Plate in British English and the Commonwealth and La Plata River (occasionally Plata River) in other English-speaking countries — is the river and estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay and the Paraná rivers. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean, forming a funnel-shaped indentation on the southeastern coastline of South America.The river is about 290 kilometres (180 mi) long, and it widens from about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) at its source to about 220 kilometres (140 mi) at its mouth. It forms part of the border between Argentina and Uruguay, with the major ports and capital cities of Buenos Aires and Montevideo on its western and northern shores, respectively. The coasts of La Plata are the most densely populated areas of Argentina and Uruguay.

Approx. image size 12, 3 x 8, 3/21, 9 x 13 cm. Condition: good.