1832 Dated Hand Colored Map South America Auroras

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1832 Dated Hand Colored Map of South America by Selves
"Carte de L'AMÉRIQUE MÉRIDIONALE 1832 A Paris."
Atlas Géographique Dressé Sous la Direction du Conseil Royal de Instruction publique Pour l'Usage des Colléges Par H. Selves. Paris, 1833.

Shows the Auroras; Uruguay called Banda Urientale; Bolivia called Haut Pérou
Printed on Watermarked Laid Paper

This rare, large format map comes from the 'Atlas Géographique', Part 3 (Géographie Moderne Actuelle) by Henri Selves, published 1833 in Paris, Au Depot General, rue des Mathurins St. Jacques, No. 18. Imp-ie de H. Selves, lithog-phe de l'Universite a Chevry-Cossigny - Seine-Et-Marne. An extremely early example of lithography on French maps, perhaps the earliest I have ever seen. The lithographic process was not used to any great extent for quantity production until 1820, and not mechanized until 1860.

This superb authentic double-page folio map of South America shows coastal lines and the interior, including names of Indian tribes, states, provinces, regions, mountain chains, rivers, and lakes. The map is fairly detailed and contains many interesting oddities.

• The map shows central and north Argentina as "Provinces-Unies de La Plata" (United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata).
• Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego are shown as a separate entity. It is only in 1881 that Argentina and Chile (called Chili on the map) agreed to delimit their Andean frontier, including partitioning Tierra del Fuego.
• The confederation of Colombia covers today's Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama (historically, Venezuela and Ecuador seceded in 1830, so the map is incorrect here!). Colombia is named "Nouvelle Grenade."
• The borders of French Guyana, Dutch Guyana (Surinam), and British Guyana slightly differ from the present ones. Northern Brazil is called "Guyane Portugaise"
• Bolivia is called "Haut Pérou" (Upper Peru). In 1825, an Upper Peruvian congress declared the nation independent.
• Borders of Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia, and Chile are very different from the present ones. In 1842, the border between Chile and Bolivia was delineated along Rio Frio (around Punta San Pedro)
• The map shows the Brazilian Empire during the period of regency (1831-40), preceding the reign of Pedro II, second and last emperor of Brazil. The 19 governments of the empire are listed in the table.
• Southern Rio Grande do Sul is shown as part of Uruguay (Banda Orientale). Uruguay proper is called "Cisplatina."
• In January 1833 Britain reasserted an earlier claim to the Falkland Islands, and a British warship took possession of the islands. The map shows the islands as "Iles Malouines ou Falkland."
• The map shows nonexistent Aurora Islands (Iles Aurore), southwestward of the Falklands, between there and South Georgia. Their took their name from the Spanish ship Aurora that first reported them in 1762, an nobody has had a sight of them since 1856. The Auroras stayed on the maps until the 1870s. For an excellent story about these islands, read "No Longer on the Map" by Raymond Ramsay (Ballantine Books 1972), pages 78-80.

The map is 13.2 x 16.5 inches on 15.2 x 19.1 inches sheet. One centerfold, as issued. Printed on strong watermarked laid paper. Original hand color. The condition is good. Imperfections: age toning; one faint fold parallel to centerfold (hardly noticeable); areas of weakened impression. Will look great with a mat and frame.

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