Antique Map-SOUTH AMERICA-ARGENTINA-CHILE-Oosthoek-1916

Subject: Map: 'Chili, La-Plata Staten en Patagonie' (Map of the La Plata States, Chile and Patagonia). The inset map shows the coastal region of Chile, from Valparaiso to Chiloe.

Condition: Excellent. General age related toning and occasional light staining from handling as visible on image. Original middle fold. Please study scan carefully.

Medium: Original chromolithograph on a vellin type paper.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 25 x 31.8 cm. The image size is ca. 22 x 28.5 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 9.8 x 12.5 inch. The image size is ca. 8.7 x 11.2 inch.

Part Number: 16353

Location: (PCOMAN) A170-19

Description: This original print originates from the 1st edition of Oosthoeks Geillustreerde Encyclopaedie, an encyclopedia similar to the famous German encyclopedia Meyers' Konversationslexikon, and was published 1916-1923. Meyers Konversations-Lexikon was a major German encyclopedia that existed in various editions from 1839 until 1984, when it merged with the Brockhaus encyclopedia. The same prints were used for similar publications, such as Brockhaus' encyclopedia, and the Dutch encyclopedias of Oosthoek and Winkler Prins.

Artists and Engravers: The original founder and publisher who initiated this famous encyclopedia was Joseph Meyer (1796-1856, Hildburghausen, Germany).