A finely engraved copper plate map that covers Chili and most of Argentina. Good detail of the region around Buenos Ayres and the Rio de la Plata. Santiago here is named Rioja. A large inset details Tierra del Fuego and the Strait of Magellan. From “Atlante Novissimo, illustrato ed accresciuto sulle osservazioni, e scoperte fatte dai piu’ celebri e piu’ recenti cartografi” by Antonio Zatta published in Venice in 1779. [cod.1020/15]
[Chili] Chili La Terra Magellanica coll’ Isola Della Terra Del Fuoco
- Author: ZATTA Antonio
- Year: 1779
- Dimension: 410 x 315 mm
- Place of publication: Venice
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