1826 Carte Generale de L’Amerique Meridionale et des Iles Qui En Dependent
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By: Adrien Hubert Brue
Date of Original: 1826 (Published) Paris
Original Size: 20.25 x 14.5 inches (51.44 x 36.6 cm)
This is a fine print reproduction of a grand copper plate engraved map by Brue is features South America that includes a number of small inset maps of various groups of islands such as the Sandwich, the Galapagos and the Shetlands. The large map is highly detailed in every aspect. It was originally published on a heavy paper with wide margins, royal seal, script title and keyboard border. Lovely, original outline coloring with a color-coded key embellishes the map.
By 1826, South America was undergoing major geopolitical shifts as independence movements freed most of the continent from Spanish and Portuguese rule. The map reflects this transformation, depicting newly established nations. Gran Colombia, encompassing present-day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama, northern Peru, western Guyana, and northwest Brazil, was a dominant entity under Simón Bolívar. Peru and Bolivia, independent since 1821 and 1825, are shown with their borders. Chile, independent since 1818, appears as a sovereign nation along the southwest coast. The United Provinces of La Plata, now Argentina, is marked as independent since 1816. Brazil, which declared independence from Portugal in 1822, is prominently represented with its territorial integrity intact.
Some regions remained under European control, including French, Dutch, and British Guiana along the northern coast. A population table on the map estimates South America's total population at approximately 9.67 million. This map serves as an important historical document, capturing South America's complex and shifting geopolitical landscape in the early 19th century as new nations emerged from colonial rule.
Inventory #10991