Terra Firma c.1780

£5.00

Small historical map from the late eighteenth century showing the Caribbean and the northern settled part of South America, known then as Terra Firma. Coverage stretches from the mouth of the Amazon in the south-east to eastern Panama and Cuba in the west. Islands, selected towns and major rivers are named, and mountainous regions are represented pictorially. Latitude and longitude scales are marked in the borders. Reproduced on heavyweight, parchment effect paper, with a generous border area.

Paper size: 23.7 x 21.6 cm (19 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches)
Map size: 16.7 x 18.7 cm (6 1/2 x 7 3/8 inches)