Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'
1751

Mid eighteenth-century French map of the Province of Quito

Carte de la Province de Quito au Perou. Dressée sur les observations astronomiques, mesures géographiques, journaux de route et mémoires de Mr. de Condamine et sur ceux de Don Pedro Maldonado.

DESCRIPTION: Fine example of the single sheet version of Pedro Vicente Maldonado's map of the Province of Quito, one of the most important regional maps of South America published in the 18th Century. Includes the triangular network of survey lines la Condamine utilized in his survey.

The map is a reduced version of Maldonado's 4 sheet map published in Paris in 1750. This single sheet version was incorporated in La Condamine's authoritative account of the Spanish-French Geodesic Mission to the area, often referred to as the "la Condamine expedition".

This map was drawn by Jean-Baptiste Bourguinon d'Anville, one of the most celebrated French cartographers, and engraved by Guillaume Delahaye. This map was commissioned by Mr. de la Condamine to be included in his Journal du voyage fait par ordre du roi à l'équateur, servant d'introduction historique à la 'Mesure des trois premiers degrés du méridien', which was published in Paris by l'Imprimerie Royale in 1751.

Focused on what is today Ecuador, the map extends from Jaen on the Rio Maranon in what is now northern Peru, all the way northwards to Popayan (Colombia), and runs from the Pacific coast over the Andes to include the upper reaches of the Amazon Basin. Includes important cities such as Quito, Guayaquil, Cuenca, Popayan and Esmereldas. This vast area was one of the most challenging in the world to map, as it included thousands of square miles of coastal plains, volcanic peaks, and swamps.

CREATOR: Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'

PUBLICATION DATE: 1751

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Ecuador

BODY OF WATER: Pacific Ocean

CONDITION: Good.  Narrow left margin. Tiny repair to left margin at fold.

COLORING: Attractive and color.

ENGRAVER: 

SIZE: 13 " x 23 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 88

PRICE: $350

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