1820 Franz Pluth Map of South America

Description: 1820 Franz Pluth Map of South America WE SELL ONLY ORIGINAL ANTIQUE MAPS - NOT REPRODUCTIONS Title: Charte von Süd - America Nach den neuesten und besten Hülfomitteln entworfen. Description: This is an 1820 Franz Pluth map of South America. The map depicts the region from Central America and the West Indies to Tierra del Fuego and Cape Horn and from the Pacific Ocean and the Galapagos Islands to the Atlantic Ocean. Highly detailed, innumerable locations are labeled throughout, including islands, countries, cities, towns, rivers, and lakes. Nearly all of the Caribbean islands are labeled, among them are Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Thomas, Puerto Rico, and Cuba. Cozumel, off the Yucatan Peninsula, is also noted, along with Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama in Central America. In South America, cities and towns are evident from Cartagena to Patagonia, including Quito, Caracas, Cayenne, Paramaribo, Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, Lima, Cuzco, La Paz, Buenos Aires, and Montevideo. The Amazon River and its basin dominate the northern portion of the map, with the Paraguay River and the Rio de la Plata acting as the focal point in the southern half of the continent. Laguna de Xarayes Also included on this map is a representation of the apocryphal Lake of Xarayes at the northern terminus of the Paraguay River. 'Xarayes' is a corruption of 'Xaraies' meaning 'Masters of the River.' The Xaraies were an indigenous people occupying what are today parts of Brazil's Matte Grosso and the Pantanal. When Spanish and Portuguese explorers first navigated up the Paraguay River, as always in search of El Dorado, they encountered the vast Pantanal flood plain at the height of its annual inundation. Understandably misinterpreting the flood plain as a gigantic inland sea, they named it after the local inhabitants, the Xaraies. The Laguna de los Xarayes almost immediately began to appear on early maps of the region and, at the same time, almost immediately took on a legendary aspect as the gateway to El Dorado. This map was created and engraved by Franz Pluth in 1820. Size: Printed area measures 15.5 inches high by 11.75 inches wide. Condition: Very good. Light wear along original fold lines. Blank on verso. Shipping: Shipping rates are not negotiable. Items are shipped within three business days of receiving payment. We are happy to consolidate shipping where possible. The following shipping options are available: 1. FedEx Overnight (45 USD). USA Only. Signature Required. 2. FedEx Ground or Home Delivery (15 USD). USA Only. 1 - 10 days. If your address is a P.O. Box and cannot ship FedEx we will ship USPS Priority and, while we ship promptly, recent postal personnel cutbacks mean that delivery may take time. Signature Required. 3. FedEx International or DHL International EXPRESS (45 USD). 4. We can use your FedEx Account. Customs: International buyers are responsible for paying duty and taxes on delivery. DHL or FedEx will contact the buyer by telephone to arrange tax payment if it is levied. Duty varies by country and we cannot predict the amount you will be charged. Some countries are duty free, others are not. Typically, a customs duty and/or VAT tax will be assessed on all parcels to continental Europe. Sometimes duty or tax is due in China, but is seems very random. Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, and Taiwan have never assessed duty on a map we shipped. Maps shipped to the UK should be duty free as educational materials, but from time to time duty of 5% is assessed incorrectly by the UK customs agents. Insurance: All shipments are insured privately against loss and damage. All of our shipments require a signature for insurance purposes. If you have any questions please feel free to email us through eBay. Other ServicesConservation Framing: Geographicus recommends basic conservation framing services for any antique paper. We do not offer this service. Antique Map Restoration: Geographicus can repair and restore your antique map. Services include deacidification cleaning flattening and backing. BEWARE anyone attempting to contact you, from a different eBay account, claiming to represent Geographicus Antique Maps. My eBay handle is GeographicusMaps. If you are contacted by email by someone offering you my items, please call me directly to be certain you are not dealing with a con artist. "

Price: 220 USD

Location: Brooklyn, New York

End Time: 2024-08-22T20:33:30.000Z

Shipping Cost: 15 USD

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