One of the most detailed maps of the Galápagos before Darwin

VANDERMAELEN, Philippe.

Iles Galapagos.
Brussels, 1827. Original colour. 490 x 550mm.

The Galápagos Islands, published in the 'Atlas Universel de Geographie', less than a decade before the visit of Charles Darwin aboard the 'Beagle'. As the 'Atlas Universel' was the first atlas to have every map on the same scale, 1:1,641,836, this is one of the most detailed maps of the chain. An extensive French text relates not to the islands but Australia.
An uncommon map.


Stock ID : 21115