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The provinces of the Rio de la Plata and adjacent countries : chiefly from the map constructed / by J. Arrowsmith for Sir Woodbine Parish, K.C.H., drawn by Augustus Petermann
- Description
- Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2458 d Arrowsmith, J. The provinces of the Rio de la Plata and adjacent countries, chiefly from the map constructed ... for Sir Woodbine Parish ... drawn by Augustus Petermann. [London], A. Petermann, [1850?]. 1 sheet. [see p.]."Includes section views: "Section from Raya Pass to Buenos Ayres through the Peru Bolivian Tablelands, and the Travesia and the Pampas of La Plata" and "Section from Valpraiso to Buenos Ayres." The map by Sir Woodbine Parish, on which this is based, was published in 1852. Martin de Moussy published his Description géographique et statique de la Confédération Argentina after this map, in 1860. (Técnica, política y "deseo territorial" en la cartografía oficial de la Argentina (1852-1941), Carla Lois, Scripta Nova, volume 10, number 218 (52), August 1 2006.) Probably obtained while Burton was in South America between 1865 and 1868. Submap: Section from Raya Pass to Buenos Ayres, through the Peru Bolivian Tablelands and the Traversia and the Pampas of La Plata; Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. Stamp: Kensington Public Library. MS notes in Paraguay and Brazil.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: Stamp: Kensington Public Library (3).
- Date
- [1852-1862]
- Call number
- 623632
