Hondius: Antique Map of Chile, 1635
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Rare English edition of the Mercator-Hondius map of central Chile, orientated with north to the left, from Copiapo south to the Isla de Chiloé and the City of Castro.
The map extends north to Mutantor and Puerto de Vetus and the R. de. Copayapo and locates at least 50 places, including Santiago de la Nueva Estremadura (Santiago), Baldivia, Osorno, Imperial, Ongol villa nueva de los Infantes, La Concepcion and L Serena. The Andes are shown prominently, with an unnamed lake and Mendoza and San Juan de la Frontera as the only plces named on the east side of the Lake. A title cartouche, compass rose, a large scale cartouches and a 5-point key on a scroll are all used to fill the empty space on the far side of the Andes. The sea has rhumb lines, two galleons, two sea monsters, another compass rose and a publisher's cartouche.
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VG. Various marginal defects.
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Hondius: Antique Map of Chile, 1635
Estimate $165 - $185
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