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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: From Carey’s General Atlas, published in Philadelphia, 1814. Matthew Carey was America’s first and most important early atlas publisher, producing editions between 1795 and 1818. This engraved map shows Peru with Quito at the top and Chaco and Potosi toward the lower right.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 18 x 23 inch archival mylar for handling.

  • CONDITION: Good condition with a little outline color.

  • REFERENCE: Phillips, Atlases, 722.

  • CATEGORIES: Maps