Ovalle Pastene, Alonso de (sold)
Alonso de Ovalle Pastene (July 27, 1603 - May 11, 1651) was a Chilean born historian, educator and Jesuit, known for producing Historia relacion del Reyno de Chile, the first history of Chile. He was born in Santiago, Chile, son of Francisco Rodríguez del Manzano Ovalle and María Pastene Lantadilla Astudillo. Alonso lived and worked for most of his life in Chile, but resided in Rome from 1642 to 1650, where he had his work published. It included arguably the most important early map of Chile, the first printed map of the region produced by someone who actually lived there. He returned to South America, dying in Lima in 1651.
One of the 'best American Maps of the Period.'
Tabla Geographica del Reyno de Chile.
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This is an extremely rare Spanish edition of Alonso de Ovalle's map of Chile - arguably the most important early map of Chile, as it is the first printed map of the region produced by someone who actually lived there. Lawrence Wroth in Imago Mundi (vol 14) hailed the map as 'one of the most informative American maps of its period.' This Spanish edition of the map is significantly rarer than the Italian edition of the same year - we see no separate examples of the map in institutional collections. (more details)
One of the Most Informative American Maps of its Period.
Tabla Geographica del Reyno de Chile.
sold
- Digital Map Information
- Suitable for large format printing
- Full resolution TIFF file
- ICC color profile embedded
- Delivered instantly via download link
This is an extremely rare Spanish edition of Alonso de Ovalle's map of Chile - arguably the most important early map of Chile, as it is the first printed map of the region produced by someone who actually lived there. it was published to illustrate Ovalle's Historia relacion del Reyno de Chile, the first history of that country. This Spanish edition of the map is significantly rarer than the Italian edition of the same year - we see no separate examples of the map in institutional collections. (more details)