1841 Dated Large Map Argentina Chile Uruguay Cisplatina

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1841 Dated Large Map of Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay by Lapie/Tardieu
Carte de La Plata, du Chili, et de la Patagonie Dressee par M. Lapie, Colonel et M. Lapie fils, Capitaine d'État-Major. Paris. Chez P.C. Lehuby, Libraire, Rue de Seine, No. 53. 1841.
Atlas Universel de Géographie Ancienne et Moderne, Précéde d'un Abrégé de Géographie Physique et Historique
Par M. Lapie, Colonel au Corps Royal d'État-Major, Ancien Directeur du Cabinet Topographique et Premier Géograpge du Roi, Chef de la Section Topographique du Ministère de la Guerre, Chevalier de Saint-Louis, Officier de la Légion-d'Honneur et Commandeur de L'Ordre Grec du Sauveur;
et M. Lapie Fils, Captaine au Corps Royal d'État-Major, Ancien eleve de l'Ecole Polytechnique, Chevalier de la Légion-d'Honneur
Paris, Libraire-Éditeur, Rue de Seine Saint-Germain, No. 55
1841
Shows the Nonexistent Aurora Islands and Shag Rocks, Uruguay called Cisplatina, Indian tribes of Patagonia
Double Page Folio Map. Outline Hand Color.

• Central and north Argentina are shown as "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 native Indians of Patagonia are marked: Yacana, Dilmahets, Reyuhues, Schoau, Tchuelchus, Toelchus, Puelches, Moluches, Tarniches, etc.
• Borders of Paraguay, 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)
• Southern Rio Grande do Sul is shown as part of Uruguay (Banda Orientale). Uruguay is called "Monte Video ou Cisplatine" (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 shows Shag Rocks Islands, six small islands in the westernmost extreme of South Georgia. They were known to sealers prior to 1823. They were later rediscovered by James Sheffield and given their current name, probably because shags and other seabirds frequent them. For an excellent story about these islands, read "No Longer on the Map" by Raymond Ramsay (Ballantine Books 1972), page 79.
• The South Orkney Islands, a group of islands in the Southern Ocean, are depicted ("Iles Orcades ou Powell"). They were discovered in 1821 by two sealers, Nathaniel Brown Palmer and George Powell. The Islands were originally named Powell's Group, with the main island named Coronation island as it was the year of the coronation of King George IV. In 1823, James Weddell visited the Islands, gave the archipelago its present name (after the Orkney Islands, Scotland) and also renamed some of the islands.
• The South Shetland Islands are marked. This is a group of Antarctic islands, lying about 120 kilometres north of the Antarctic Peninsula. Elephant Island is also called Barrow
• Tip of Antarctica shown as "Terre de la Trinite".

The map is 15.6 x 21.7 inches printed on 19.9 x 26.3 inches sheet of strong paper. One centerfold, as issued. Hand colored outline. Wide margins suitable for framing. The condition is fair. Imperfections: browning and staining, Will look great with a mat and frame.

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