1821 Carte de la côte orientale du Brésil entre le 15° et le 23° degré (Brazil)

Description

Title:Carte de la côte orientale du Brésil entre le 15° et le 23° degré de latitude australe by
Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied,
Paris
Published by Arhus Bertrand, 1821
Description:
Lithographed map, hand-colored in outline, with color key. 51.2x42.5 cm (20¼x16¾"), folded.
Map of the east coast of Brazil based on Arrowsmith, but with details gleaned by Prince Alexander Philipp Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied during his explorations from 1815 to 1817, including the locations of indigenous tribes. Published in the octavo volume of Voyage au Brésil dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817. OCLC lists only one separate example of the map (other than internet resources), at Bibliotheque Nationale de France.
Lot Amendments
Condition:
Old folds with some ill creasing, a few slight nicks at fold intersections, 6" paper repair on verso at a fold, tiny burnhole in Atlantic Ocean; very good.