Copper-engraved map, hand-colored (later?). 33x53 cm (13x20¾"). Uncommon Dutch edition of Bellin's map of Mexico, Central America, and the west coast of South America, with large inset of its southern portion including Patagonia and the Straits of Magellan, and a smaller inset of the Baai van St. Francois on the tip of Tierra del Fuego. Well engraved by T. van Tagen, and printed on thick paper. Provenance: H. Lawrence Wilsey of Pebble Beach, California.
Copper-engraved map, hand-colored (later?). 33x53 cm (13x20¾"). Uncommon Dutch edition of Bellin's map of Mexico, Central America, and the west coast of South America, with large inset of its southern portion including Patagonia and the Straits of Magellan, and a smaller inset of the Baai van St. Francois on the tip of Tierra del Fuego. Well engraved by T. van Tagen, and printed on thick paper. Provenance: H. Lawrence Wilsey of Pebble Beach, California.
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