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Author: Garcia Cubas, Antonio, 1832-1912

Date: 1858

Short Title: Territorios de Sierragorda e Isla del Carmen.

Publisher: Mexico: Imprenta de Jose Mariano Fernandez de Lara.

Type: Atlas Map

Obj Height cm: 50

Obj Width cm: 67

Scale 1: Various

Note: "Two lithographed maps on sheet. State boundaries hand col. Relief shown by hachures. Text and tables surround map. Scales of maps: Sierra Gorda (ca. 1:810,000), Isla del Carmen (ca. 1:1,430,000). ""Atlas mexicano, por Antonio Garcia y Cubas Carta XXVI y XXX."" Prime meridian: Mexico, D.F."

Country: Mexico

Region: Guanajuato (Mexico : State) ; San Luis Potosi (Mexico : State)

Full Title: Plano geografico del Territorio de la Sierra Gorda. Plano geografico del Territorio de la Isla del Carmen. (Alternate title) Territorios de Sierragorda e Isla del Carmen. Lit. de Salazar. Imprenta de Lara. Entrega 32a. (1858)

List No: 4116.029

Page No: XXVI, XXX

Series No: 33

Engraver or Printer: Salazar Ylarregui, Jose

Publication Author: Garcia Cubas, Antonio, 1832-1912

Pub Date: 1858

Pub Title: Atlas geografico, estadistico e historico de la Republica Mexicana, formado por Antonio Garcia y Cubas. Mexico. Imprenta de Jose Mariano Fernandez de Lara, calle de la Palma numero 4. 1858.

Pub Reference: Phillips, 2683; Phillips. Maps of America, p. 412; Sabin, 26554.

Pub Note: "The first great atlas of Mexico, produced by a Mexican and printed in Mexico. Sabin says only 300 copies were printed. The maps are of each province, with each surrounded by text. Phillips lists two later editions of 1886 with somewhat different titles. The only atlas of Mexico listed by Phillips that is earlier than this atlas is Humboldt's Atlas...de la Nouvelle Espagne of 1811. Has two very interesting plates at the end that relate to Aztec writing. Garcia Cubas was 26 when he published this. Strangely, then, the verso of the title page has 1846 as the copyright date (when the author was 14?). Maps hand col. with outline color. Atlas is bound in quarter leather brown marbled paper covered boards with title embossed in gold on the spine reading ""Garcia y Cubas. Atlas geografico de la Republica Mexicana."""

Pub List No: 4116.000

Pub Type: National Atlas

Pub Maps: 15

Pub Height cm: 55

Pub Width cm: 37

Image No: 4116029

Institution: Rumsey Collection

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