Historic Maps » Colombia. by Restrepo, Jose Manuel, 1781-1863 from 1827

These historical cartographic images are part of the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, a large collection of online antique, rare, old, and historical maps, atlases, globes, charts, and other cartographic items. Read more about the Collection. Or you can view the entire David Rumsey Map Collection in Insight.

View larger, zoomable image (turn off pop-up blocker)

Author: Restrepo, Jose Manuel, 1781-1863

Date: 1827

Short Title: Colombia.

Publisher: Paris: Libreria Americana

Type: Atlas Map

Obj Height cm: 49

Obj Width cm: 60

Scale 1: 5,500,000

Note: Engraved map. Departmental boundaries hand col. Relief shown by hachures. Covers Gran Colombia including Panama, Venezuela and Ecuador. Prime meridian: Cadiz. Phillips calls this map (A).

Reference: Kapp, K.S. The early maps of Colombia up to 1850, 141.

Country: Colombia ; Ecuador

Full Title: Carta de la Republica de Colombia. 1827. Gravado en Paris por Darmet calle du Battoir, no. 3. Escrito por Hacq. (Por Jose Manuel Restrepo. Paris, Libreria Americana, 1827)

List No: 5597.001

Page No: (A)

Series No: 6

Engraver or Printer: David (Firm : Paris, France) ; Darmet, J. M. ; Hacq, J. M

Publication Author: Restrepo, Jose Manuel, 1781-1863

Pub Date: 1827

Pub Title: Historia de la revolucion de la Republica de Colombia, por Jose Manuel Restrepo, Secretario del Interior del poder ejecutivo de la misma Republica. Atlas. Paris, Libreria Americana, Calle del Temple, no. 69. 1827. (verso of title page) Imprenta de David, Calle del arrabal Poissonniere, no. 6 en Paris.

Pub Reference: Phillips, 2760; Keniston, p. 267; Leclerc, 1491; Lequiens, Yale, 2127; Palau y Dulcet (2nd ed.) 262816; Rich II, p. 201, Sabin, 70104; Trask, 8140; Watson, 771.

Pub Note: "Quarto atlas accompanying 10 text volumes. Contains 13 folded maps, hand col. in outline. First ed. A very rare work, especially when complete with the atlas. As a complete set (10 v. plus atlas) it has appeared by once in the auction records (1978). ""A classic work -- dry, factual, authoritative -- by an author who was active in different stages of the revolution and served as Secretary of the Interior of Gran Colombia. Mainly political-military emphasis; written from the viewpoint of New Granada but with good information on Venezuela and Ecuador"" (Griffin). ""Obra estimada y rara"" (Palau). ""Basic to the study of the independence in Colombia"" (Watson). Printer address in atlas is no. 6, not no. 1 as in text vols. Rumsey Collection copy in original boards, newly backed with calf spine: Historia de Colombia - Atlas - 1827."

Pub List No: 5597.000

Pub Type: National Atlas

Pub Maps: 13

Pub Height cm: 24

Pub Width cm: 19

Image No: 5597001

Institution: Rumsey Collection

Images copyright © 2000 by Cartography Associates. Images may be reproduced or transmitted, but not for commercial use. For commercial use or commercial republication, contact . This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. By downloading any images from this site, you agree to the terms of that license.