Historic Maps » Mapa, Ecuador, Peru y Bolivia, 1826. by Codazzi, Agustin, 1793-1859 from 1840

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Author: Codazzi, Agustin, 1793-1859

Date: 1840

Short Title: Mapa, Ecuador, Peru y Bolivia, 1826.

Publisher: Caracas: Agostino Codazzi; Paris: Thierry Freres.

Type: Atlas Map

Obj Height cm: 43

Obj Width cm: 60

Scale 1: 5,350,000

Note: Lithographed map. Borders and army route hand col. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Caracas and Greenwich.

Reference: Catalogue of maps of Hispanic America, v. 2, p. 237.

Country: Ecuador ; Peru

Subject: Historical ; Military

Full Title: Mapa que contiene una parte de la Republicas del Ecuador, Peru y Bolivia para servir a la Historia de las Campanas del ejerito Colombiano en el alto y bajo Peru, sacado de otro pulicado en 1826 y corregido segun las observaciones e itinerarios de los oficiales facultativos que acompanaron los ejercitos en sus diferentes operaciones. Lith. de Thierry Freres a Paris. (Caracas 1840)

List No: 5226.009

Page No: (no. 9)

Series No: 13

Publication Author: Codazzi, Agustin, 1793-1859

Pub Date: 1840

Pub Title: Atlas fisico y politico de la Republica de Venezuela dedicado por su autor, el Coronel de Ingenieros Agustin Codazzi al Congreso Constituyente de 1830. Caracas 1840. Lith. de Thierry Fres. Cite Bergere 1 a Paris.

Pub Reference: Phillips, 2775. Phillips. Maps of America, p. 962. Catalogue of maps of Hispanic America, v. 3, p. 29.

Pub Note: This is the first national atlas of a South American country listed in Phillips. It is also an early example of the use of lithography in atlases, predating the first North American lithographed atlas (Mitchell) by six years. There are 30 full color detailed political and physical maps on 18 sheets. In addition to the maps, there is a beautiful lithographed title page and a striking mountains and rivers plate. Marbled boards with blue cloth spine, with 8 pages of text and index.

Pub List No: 5226.000

Pub Type: National Atlas

Pub Maps: 18

Pub Height cm: 53

Pub Width cm: 36

Image No: 5226009

Institution: Rumsey Collection

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