Frezier, Amedee
1717

Plan of the anchorage at Ilo, Peru

Plan de la Rade de Ylo [Ilo] Scituée à la Côte du Pérou par 17d 3' de latitude Australe

DESCRIPTION: Frezier's plan of the Peruvian port city of Ilo (Ylo), the capital of Ylo province. Frezier made a reconnaissance mission to the coast of South America from 1712-1714. Posing as a trader or merchant captain, Frezier sketched harbor defenses and gathered information on the military preparedness of each port visited.

Includes a coastal elevation view and several drawings of a mill probably for sugar cane. Key at top right relates to locations identified on the plan. North is oriented to the left.

Amédée Frézier (1682 – 1773) was an French explorer, military engineer, mathematician, and spy. This plan of Ylo, Peru is from Frezier's 1717 account of his travels published in French in 1717: "Relation du voyage de la mer du Sud, aux côtes du Chili, du Pérou et de Brésil, fait pendant les années 1712, 1713, et 1714".

CREATOR: Frezier, Amedee

PUBLICATION DATE: 1717

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Peru

BODY OF WATER: Pacific Ocean

CONDITION: Good.  On strong laid paper with minor toning. Marginal repair to centerfold outside the neatline.

COLORING: Hand color.

ENGRAVER: 

SIZE: 11 " x 7 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 77

PRICE: $325

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