Old Map of Venezuela and Colombia by Pinkerton, 1815: Caracas, Bogotá, Orinoco, Amazon, Maracaibo Finish:Map perfect for anyone who loves

perfect for anyone who loves the Massif Central

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it foreshadows the evocative style that would later define his career

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a testament to the golden age of exploration and cartography

Old Map of Venezuela and Colombia by Pinkerton, 1815: Caracas, Bogotá, Orinoco, Amazon, Maracaibo Finish:Map perfect for anyone who lovesThe Caracas, issued by John Pinkerton in 1815, is a landmark statement of South America at the very moment Venezuela first emerged on the world stage. Among the earliest maps to register an independent Venezuela, it frames the upheaval of the revolutionary era within a finely observed geography that stretches across Venezuela and Colombia and deep into Brazil, following the Amazon and its tributaries far into the interior. Recognized in its day as one