COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
No.II. Profiles of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec
Obj Height cm:
37
Obj Width cm:
75
Scale 1:
150,000
Note:
2 uncolored profiles on 1 sheet, folded to 23x15. Shows cities, rivers, etc. Relief shown by hachures. "Horizontal Scale (1:150,000) 12,500 ft. to 1 in., vertical scale (1:470,000) 500 ft. to 1 in."
Full Title:
No.II. Profiles of the Isthmus of Tehnantepec : taken from surveys made under the direction of J.G. Barnard, Col. U.S. Engrs., 1851. Profile of the route from Minatitlan to La Ventosa ... Profile of the line between the Atlantic plains (Jaltepec River) and the Pacific Plains (Rancho de la Mata). Bowen & Co. Lith. Philada. "To accompany Report of Rear Admiral C.H. Davis, U.S.N., ordered by resolution of the Senate of the United States of March 19th. 1866".
List No:
1789.003
Page No:
II
Series No:
3
Pub Date:
1866
Pub Title:
Report on Interocean Railroads & Canals between the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. {Senate} 39th Congress, 1st Session. Ex. Doc. No. 62.
Pub Note:
Early issue. Maps are uncolored. Also includes profile views of potential canal sites. All maps bound in cloth covered boards with title on the spine. "Interoceanic railroads and canals. 1866".
Pub List No:
1789.000
Pub Maps:
11
Pub Height cm:
23
Pub Width cm:
15
Image No:
1789003
Publisher Location:
Philadelphia
Publisher Location:
Washington
Publisher:
Bowen & Co.
Publisher Location:
Philadelphia
Publisher Location:
Washington
Publisher:
U.S.
Type:
Book Map
World Area:
Central America
Region:
Tehuantepec, Isthmus of (Mexico)
Subject:
Canals
Subject:
Railroad
Engraver or Printer:
Bowen & Co.
Engraver or Printer:
Hergesheimer, E.
Engraver or Printer:
Bernard, J.G.
Engraver or Printer:
Fitzroy, Admiral.
Engraver or Printer:
Waldecker, Louis.
Engraver or Printer:
Gisborne, Lionel.
Engraver or Printer:
Childs, O.W.
Engraver or Printer:
Garella, Napoleon.
Engraver or Printer:
Hughes, G.W.
Engraver or Printer:
Kelley, Frederick M.
Engraver or Printer:
Butler, Cyrus.
Engraver or Printer:
Merrill, Luke T.
Publication Author:
Davis, Charles Henry
Pub Type:
Survey Book
Author:
Davis, Charles Henry
Date:
1866
No.II. Profiles of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec
