Fine large map of South America, illustrating the continent on the eve of its decades of revolution. The map illustrates the limited knowledge of Europeans in the interior parts of the continent. Among the more interesting features are the...
Paris Five Years Before the French Revolution. A decorative and highly detailed plan of Paris, by the famous Parisian mapmaking duo Esnauts and Rapilly, published in Paris in 1784. The map includes an inset map of "Banlieue de Paris." Shows Paris in...
