Antique Print of an Encampment on Juan Fernández Island by Anson '1749'

Name: Antique Print of an Encampment on Juan Fernández Island by Anson '1749'
Brand: American Maps and Prints
SKU: BG-11589-17
Price: 225 USD
Availability: InStock

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Date: 1749
Kind: Views & Engravings
Size: 27 × 42 cm (10.6 × 16.5 in)
Condition: Good. General age-related toning, original folding lines. Minor wear, blank verso. Please study images carefully.
Period: Colonial America
Places: Chile
Reference: BG-11589-17

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

A view of the camp on Juan Fernandez island where the commodore's tent was pitched during George Anson's voyage around the world, an original copper engraving from the Dutch edition of Anson's Reize rondsom de Werreld, published in 1749. The plate carries the Dutch caption "Gezigt van de Plaats op 't Eiland Juan Fernandes daar de Tent van den Kommandeur stont" and a French version below.

In the foreground two large trees frame the scene, and a gentleman in a tricorn hat with a staff walks a dog toward the viewer. In the middle distance a few small figures stand and converse near the white tents, in a clearing ringed by a curved line of trees. Sharp, jagged mountain peaks rise behind, with sparse hatching and clouds across the sky.

Anson's squadron reached the island in 1741 to recover from scurvy and rest the crews, and this plate records the encampment. The plate carries a number in the upper right corner.

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