COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Gerold, Friedrich Karl Joseph von, 1798-1879
Author:
Heller, Karl Bartholomaus, 1824-1880
Author:
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859
Author:
Kiepert, Heinrich, 1818-1899
Author:
Smith, Martin Luther, 1819-1866
Author:
Sociedad Mexicana de Geografia y Estadistica
Date:
1858
Short Title:
H. Kiepert's Karte des nordlichen Tropischen America.
Publisher:
Deitrich Reimer
Publisher Location:
Berlin
Type:
Case Map
Obj Height cm:
97
Obj Width cm:
164
Scale 1:
3,600,000
Note:
Water is hand painted in full color; countries shown with outline color. Dissected into 60 sections. Map has yellow paper end sheets and folds into a brown cloth covered slip case 21.5x15 with "Map of Tropical America" hand written in white ink on the spine, and a paper label reading "Sir ... McNeill. Tropical America" in ms and "London: Edward Stanford, Wholesale & Retail Mapseller, &c. 55, Charing Cross. Agent By Appointment. Ordnance Maps. Admiralty Charts. Maps, Guide Books, Atlases. Plans" printed in black ink. Relief shown by hachures. Scale of inset map 1:1,000,000. Prime meridians: Ferro and Greenwich.
Reference:
Phillips Maps of America, p. 412.
World Area:
Central America
World Area:
West Indies
Country:
Colombia
Country:
Venezuela
Region:
Latin America
Full Title:
H. Kiepert's Karte des nordlichen tropischen America. A new map of Tropical-America north of the equator comprising the West-Indies, Central-America, Mexico, New Granada and Venezuela. Composed with the help of all cartographic and litterary (sic) materials hitherto published and dedicated by permission to His Excellency Baron Alexander von Humboldt By H. Kiepert, Ph. Dr. M.R., Acad. Berlin, F. Geogr. Soc. of. Berlin, Paris and Vienna. 1858. Published by Dietrich Reimer, Berlin. Lithogr. and printed by C. Monecke, Berlin. Lith. Inst. von C. Monecke in Berlin. (with) Central part of the Mexican Republic ... based on the surveys published by A.v. Humboldt, v. Gerolt, Heller, Smith and the Sociedad Mejicana de Geografia t Estadistica.
List No:
0404.001
Series No:
2
Engraver or Printer:
Lith. Institut v. C. Monecke
Publication Author:
Gerold, Friedrich Karl Joseph von, 1798-1879
Publication Author:
Heller, Karl Bartholomaus, 1824-1880
Publication Author:
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859
Publication Author:
Kiepert, Heinrich, 1818-1899
Publication Author:
Smith, Martin Luther, 1819-1866
Publication Author:
Sociedad Mexicana de Geografia y Estadistica
Pub Date:
1858
Pub Title:
H. Kiepert's Karte des nordlichen tropischen America. A new map of Tropical-America north of the equator comprising the West-Indies, Central-America, Mexico, New Granada and Venezuela. Composed with the help of all cartographic and litterary (sic) materials hitherto published and dedicated by permission to His Excellency Baron Alexander von Humboldt By H. Kiepert, Ph. Dr. M.R., Acad. Berlin, F. Geogr. Soc. of. Berlin, Paris and Vienna. 1858. Published by Dietrich Reimer, Berlin. Lithogr. and printed by C. Monecke, Berlin. Lith. Inst. von C. Monecke in Berlin. (with) Central part of the Mexican Republic ... based on the surveys published by A.v. Humboldt, v. Gerolt, Heller, Smith and the Sociedad Mejicana de Geografia t Estadistica.
Pub Reference:
Phillips Maps of America, p. 412.
Pub Note:
See note field above.
Pub List No:
0404.000
Pub Type:
Case Map
Pub Maps:
1
Pub Height cm:
97
Pub Width cm:
164
Image No:
0404000
Authors:
Gerold, Friedrich Karl Joseph von, 1798-1879 ; Heller, Karl Bartholomaus, 1824-1880 ; Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859; Kiepert, Heinrich, 1818-1899; Smith, Martin Luther, 1819-1866; Sociedad Mexicana de Geografia y Estadistica
Collection:
Rumsey Collection
