[Atlases & Maps] [South America] Fer, Nicolas de, two maps: (1) La partie meridi…
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[Atlases & Maps] [South America] Fer, Nicolas de, two maps: (1) La partie meridionale de l'Amerique appelée Terre Ferme ou se trouve les provinces ou grands gouvernemens de La Guiane, et de la Nouvelle Grenade (...) Le pays et le cours de la rivière des Amazones (...) comme l'isthme de Panama (...). Engr. map w. handcol. borders, 48 x 64 cm, Paris, I.F. Benard, 1719. Vague folds along middle, some tiny tears in margins, minor other imperfections. Good copy. (2) Le Perou dans l'Amerique Meridionale, dressé sur les divers relations des flibustiers et nouveaux. Engr. map w. handcol. borders, 48.5 x 58 cm, from the same atlas as the preceding, signed "P. de Rochefort Inv. et F." below the large title cartouche. Some pinholes and minor other imperfections, a good copy. The two rare maps partly overlap and together form a very large part of the continent. (total 2)

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