Map of southern South America of 1668 – Cartes Generales de Toutes les Parties du Monde…

“La Terre et les Isles Magellaniques Tirees des Relations les Plus Recentes”, Sanson/Mariette

An unusual map of Patagonia, southern Chile and Tierra del Fuego.

Buenos Aires and the mouth of the River Plate are in the northernmost part of the map.

The Andes are shown pictorially, and eleven volcanoes are noted and named.

The Desaguadero River is shown, with a tentative watershed and a lake. The title cartouche is decorated with fruits between rococo curves.

This map is quite rare, as it was not included in Sanson’s Cartes Generales de Toutes les Parties du Monde until the 1670 edition.

References: Pastoureau, SANSON V E [217].

Map of Southern South America of 1668 – Historical Map