Mexico. Dirección de Estudios Geográficos y Climatológicos
Published / Created:
[1922]
Call Number:
8894 1922
Container / Volume:
BRBL_00656
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Maps, Atlases & Globes
Description:
"No. 31.", Accompanied by physiographic plate covering same area, showing mainly relief and drainage (1 sheet : col. ; 48 cm.)., and Relief shown by shading. Depths by isolines.
Mexico. Dirección de Estudios Geográficos y Climatológicos
Published / Created:
[1922]
Call Number:
8814 1922
Container / Volume:
BRBL_00651
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Maps, Atlases & Globes
Description:
"No. 32.", Accompanied by physiographic plate covering same area, showing only relief and drainage (1 sheet : col. ; 60 cm.)., Appears in Atlas geográfico de la República mexicana., and Relief shown by shading.
Publisher:
La Dirección,
Subject (Geographic):
Zacatecas (Mexico : State)--Maps
Subject (Name):
Mexico. Dirección de Estudios Geográficos y Climatológicos. Atlas geográfico de la República Mexicana
"Copia de esto plano se remitio á la Conte en 28 de Febrero de 1777 con carta no. 320. Doctor Julian Viso." and Manuscript map. Lakes, rivers, and swamps handtinted in green; limits of Dutch, French and Portuguese claims shown by red and dotted line, roughly paralleling the seacoast an the north bank of the Amazon as far as Fuerte Sn. Joseph de los Marivitanas; inside this line various European possessions indicated by lines of color as follows: Dutch, brown: French, yellow: Portuguese, green. Settlements shown by red dots. South at top.
Color: pen and ink with green and blue shading., In the corner there is a table of the Florida and Cuban cays with their locations on the map. On the Island of Jamaica is marked Pta. Portland, presumably named after the Earl of Portland, councillor for trade and navigation, who died in 1663, or his son, who was killed fighting the Dutch in the battle off the Texel in 1665., On Jamaica the name "Kiniston" (Kingston) has been added early on, presumably about 1695, soon after its foundation, and in Hayti the name St. Luiz at a later period., and Spanish manuscript portolan chart on vellum. Unsigned and undated.
Carta Esferica que comprende las costas del Seno Mexicano construida de ordes del Rey en el deposito hidrografico de marina.
Description:
Backed with paper., Imperfect: mutilated along folds., Possibly copied from a Spanish chart "Carta Esferica que comprende las costas del Seno Mexicano construida de ordes del Rey en el deposito hidrografico de marina.", and Relief shown by hachures; depth by soundings.
Subject (Geographic):
Mexico, Gulf of--Maps.
Subject (Topic):
Coasts--Mexico--Maps. and Nautical charts--Mexico, Gulf of.
Boundary lines noted in hand-colored ink., Ms. notes along bottom right margin: "Taken from map without title, property of the United Fruit Co.", and Positive photostat.
From the Streeter collection., Pen-and-ink and watercolor., Relief shown by hachur, Shows "Partido del Paso," "Partido de Aldama," and "Partido de Rosales," with New Mexico to the north and Coahuila and Texas to the east., Spanish., and Title devised by cataloger.
Subject (Geographic):
Chihuahua (Mexico : State)--Maps, Manuscript, Coahuila and Texas (Mexico)--Maps, Manuscript, and New Mexico--Maps, Manuscript