COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
European Occupation in 1796.
Obj Height cm:
43
Obj Width cm:
37
Scale 1:
2,027,520
Note:
Dutch and Spanish occupation shown. Relief shown by stippling.
Reference:
P2776.
Full Title:
1796. 13. S Doc 91 55 2. Historical Map Showing European Occupation in the Year 1796. The Orinoco - Essequibo Region, South America, Compiled under the Direction of the Commission Appointed "To Investigate and Report upon the True Divisional Line between the Republic of Venezuela and British Guiana." Washington D.C. 1897. Lith. by A. Hoen & Co., Baltimore, MD.
List No:
1122.018
Page No:
13
Series No:
18
Pub Date:
1897
Pub Title:
Maps Of The Orinoco-Essequibo Region, South America. Compiled For The Commission Appointed By The President Of The United States "To Investigate And Report Upon The True Divisional Line Between The Republic Of Venezuela And British Guiana". Commissioners, David J. Brewer, President, Richard H. Alvey, Frederic R. Coudert, Andrew D. White, Daniel C. Gilman, Severo Mallet-Prevost, Secretary. Washington. February, 1897.
Pub Reference:
P2776.
Pub Note:
Reproductions of maps from 1534 to 1875. On cover: Venezuelan Boundary Commission Report. 1898. Atlas (vol. 4 indicated on half title). With printed color. The American resolution under the auspices of the Monroe Doctrine, and as illustrated by this atlas, of the dispute between Britain and Venezuela, largely followed the the route (favoring Britain) of the Schomburgk Line, the name given to a survey line made in 1835 by Robert Hermann Schomburgk (1804-1865). Venezuela periodically contests its validity.
Pub List No:
1122.000
Pub Maps:
76
Pub Height cm:
44
Pub Width cm:
39
Image No:
1122018
Publisher Location:
Washington D.C.
Publisher:
United States of America
Type:
Atlas Map
Country:
Guyana
Country:
Venezuela
Region:
Orinoco-Essequibo Region
Subject:
Boundaries
Subject:
Historical
Publication Author:
Venezuela-British Guiana Boundary Commission
Pub Type:
National Atlas
Author:
Venezuela-British Guiana Boundary Commission
Date:
1897
European Occupation in 1796.
