H. Kiepert's Karte des nordlichen Tropischen America. / Kiepert, Heinrich, 1818-1899 ; Humboldt, Alexander von ; Sociedad Mexicana de Geografia y Estadistica ; Heller, Karl Bartholomaus, 1824-1880 ; Gerold, Friedrich Karl Joseph von, 1798-1879 ; Smith, Martin Luther, 1819-1866 / 1858

H. Kiepert's Karte des nordlichen Tropischen America. Kiepert, Heinrich, 1818-1899 ; Humboldt, Alexander von ; Sociedad Mexicana de Geografia y Estadistica ; Heller, Karl Bartholomaus, 1824-1880 ; Gerold, Friedrich Karl Joseph von, 1798-1879 ; Smith, Martin Luther, 1819-1866, 1858

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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.

Author: Kiepert, Heinrich, 1818-1899 ; Humboldt, Alexander von ; Sociedad Mexicana de Geografia y Estadistica ; Heller, Karl Bartholomaus, 1824-1880 ; Gerold, Friedrich Karl Joseph von, 1798-1879 ; Smith, Martin Luther, 1819-1866

Date: 1858

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.

Published In: 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.

Publication Author: Kiepert, Heinrich, 1818-1899 ; Humboldt, Alexander von ; Sociedad Mexicana de Geografia y Estadistica ; Heller, Karl Bartholomaus, 1824-1880 ; Gerold, Friedrich Karl Joseph von, 1798-1879 ; Smith, Martin Luther, 1819-1866

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