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Peru.

  • ARTIST: Mathew Carey

  • PUBLISHER: Published by Mathew Carey, Philadelphia.

  • MEDIUM: Copper engraving, hand colored,

    DATE: 1814.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 15 1/4 x 10 1/4" (38.7 x 26.1 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: Map by Matthew Carey from his General Atlas, published in Philadelphia in 1814. Carey was America's first and most important early atlas publisher, issuing editions from 1795 to 1818.<br><br>Map of Peru, with Quito at top. Chaco and Potosi are at bottom right.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition with a little outline color.

  • REFERENCE: Phillips, Atlases, 722.

  • CATEGORIES: Maps