COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
No.1. Map of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec
Obj Height cm:
104
Obj Width cm:
66
Scale 1:
265,000
Note:
Uncolored engraved & lithographic map, folded to 24x15. Shows rivers and the lines surveyed and proposed. Includes reference. "Magnetic variation 8 Degrees East". Relief shown by shading and hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
Full Title:
Map of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, embracing all the surveys of the engineering & hydrographic parties, and shewing the proposed route of the Tehuantepec Rail Road; surveyed under the direction of Maj. J.G. Barnard U.S. Engrs.. Chief Engineer 1851. Drawn by Chas. C. Smith. Lith. of Sarony & Major, New York. Entered ... 1852, by B. Fallon ... in the court of Southern District of New York. (inset) Profile of the Rail Road from Minatitlan to La Ventosa. (to accompany) Maps Illustrating The Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
List No:
2735.004
Page No:
(1)
Series No:
4
Pub Date:
1852
Pub Title:
Maps Illustrating The Isthmus of Tehuantepec. New York: D. Appleton & Company, 200 Broadway. M DCCC LII (1852). (on verso) Entered ... 1852, by B. Fallon ... Louisiana.
Pub Note:
Tooley: Maps were drawn by Bruff; Lacks report vol. Although Bruff is only credited on the second map, he may have had a hand in drawing all or most of them, as he was present for the entire survey. 8 engraved & lithographic maps on 8 sheets; 102 x 98 cm. or smaller, folded in cover 24 x 15 cm. All maps enclosed in brown cloth covered boards with the title on the cover.
Pub List No:
2735.000
Pub Maps:
8
Pub Height cm:
24
Pub Width cm:
15
Image No:
2735004
Publisher Location:
New York
Publisher:
D. Appleton & Co.
Type:
Book Map
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Tehuantepec, Isthmus of (Mexico)
Subject:
Railroad
Engraver or Printer:
Endicott & Co.
Engraver or Printer:
Bruff.
Engraver or Printer:
Sarony & Major.
Engraver or Printer:
Smith, Chas. C.
Engraver or Printer:
Williams, J.J.
Engraver or Printer:
Avery, J.C.
Engraver or Printer:
Sherman & Smith.
Engraver or Printer:
Murphy, J.Mc.L.
Engraver or Printer:
Temple, Wm. G.
Engraver or Printer:
Trastour, P.E.
Engraver or Printer:
Schedler, J.
Publication Author:
Barnard, J.G.
Publication Author:
Bruff, J.
Attributed Publication Author:
Goldsborough
Pub Type:
Separate Map
Author:
Barnard, J.G.
Author:
Bruff, J.
Date:
1852
Attributed Author:
Goldsborough
No.1. Map of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec
