Map of Isle de Juan Fernandes ''Robinson Crusoe Island'', Chile. Title: L'Ile de Juan Fernandes dans la Mer du Sud à 33° 40'de latitude méridionale et à 110 lieues à l'ouest du continent du Chili. Variation de l'aiguille aimantée 10° 00'à l'est. Cartographer: Anson, George (1697-1762). Handcoloured. Production date: 1740. Size: 39,2x24,5 cms. Condition: good. This map depicts Robinson Crusoe, one of the Juan Fernández Islands. Robinson Crusoe Island, formerly known as Más a Tierra, is the second largest of the Juan Fernández Islands. From 1704 to 1709, the island was home to the marooned sailor Alexander Selkirk, who at least partially inspired novelist Daniel Defoe''s fictional Robinson Crusoe in his 1719 novel, although the novel is explicitly set in the Caribbean. This was just one of several survival stories from the period of which Defoe would have been aware. To reflect the literary lore associated with the island and attract tourists, the Chilean government renamed the place Robinson Crusoe Island in 1966.; Map of Isle de Juan Fernandes ''Robinson Crusoe Island'', Chile. Title: L'Ile de Juan Fernandes dans la Mer du Sud à 33° 40'de latitude méridionale et à 110 lieues à l'ouest du continent du Chili. Variation de l'aiguille aimantée 10° 00'à l'est. Cartographer: Anson, George (1697-1762). Handcoloured. Production date: 1740. Size: 39,2x24,5 cms. Condition: good. This map depicts Robinson Crusoe, one of the Juan Fernández Islands. Robinson Crusoe Island, formerly known as Más a Tierra, is the second largest of the Juan Fernández Islands. From 1704 to 1709, the island was home to the marooned sailor Alexander Selkirk, who at least partially inspired novelist Daniel Defoe''s fictional Robinson Crusoe in his 1719 novel, although the novel is explicitly set in the Caribbean. This was just one of several survival stories from the period of which Defoe would have been aware. To reflect the literary lore associated with the island and attract tourists, the Chilean government renamed the place Robinson Crusoe Island in 1966.

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