Bilder Antoine-François Prévost d'Exiles (1697–1763) – Map of Paraguay and Neighboring Countries – Copperplate engraving (c. 1750)

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This copperplate engraving is a historical map detailing the geography of Paraguay and the surrounding regions, including the extensive river systems of the Paraná and Uruguay. Created to illustrate the Histoire générale des voyages, the map shows early colonial settlements, indigenous territories, and Jesuit missions across the South American interior, extending to the Atlantic Ocean. The topographical data is presented within a coordinate grid, characteristic of 18th-century cartography.

Antoine-François Prévost d'Exiles, often known as Abbé Prévost, was a French author, novelist, and historian. Although most famous for his novel Manon Lescaut, he compiled and edited the voluminous Histoire générale des voyages (General History of Voyages) in twenty volumes, which synthesized global exploration narratives for the French public. Prévost's work was instrumental in disseminating knowledge of global topography and ethnography through its extensive inclusion of maps, plans, and detailed illustrations.

Artist or Maker: Antoine-François Prévost d'Exiles

Dimensions: Approximately 38 cm x 25 cm

Medium: Copperplate engraving

Date: c. 1750

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