One of the most detailed maps of the Galápagos before Darwin

VANDERMAELEN, Philippe.

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

Very fine example.

The Galapagos 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 islands. An extensive French text relates not to the islands but Australia which was the next page of the atlas. An uncommon map.


Stock ID : 23920