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Bolivia--Haënke, Thaddeus.
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Nueva Intendencia de Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Propuesta por el S[en]or Gobern[ado]r Inten[de]te de Cocha[bamba] Don Francisco de Viedma. [Cochabamba?, c.1796], 500x 630mm., manuscript map in ink and colours on paper of eastern Bolivia showing the territories of the Mojo and Chiquoto Indians, undated paper watermarked "D. & C. Blauw".
- paper
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The first accurate survey of the Intendency of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (the modern provinces of El Beni and Santa Cruz in eastern Bolivia) dedicated by the surveyor, Thaddeus Haënke (1761-1817), to Francisco de Viedman, governor of Cochabamba, under whose jurisdiction the intendancy came.
Haënke was sponsored by the Spanish government to survey Upper Peru (his researches were only published in 1901). Later granted a pension by the viceroy, Haënke settled in Cochabamba in 1796, but continued his ambitious survey of the region, with this detailed manuscript a testament to his skills.