COLLECTION NAME:
Selections from the David Rumsey Map Collection I
Record
Identifier:
5226019
Title:
(Cuadros de alturas, superficie, poblacion, rios, y montanas)
Creator:
Codazzi, Agustin, 1793-1859
Subject:
Mountains Rivers; Statistical
Description:
This is the first national atlas of a South American country listed in Phillips. It is also an early example of the use of lithography in atlases, predating the first North American lithographed atlas (Mitchell) by six years. There are 30 full color detailed political and physical maps on 18 sheets. In addition to the maps, there is a beautiful lithographed title page and a striking mountains and rivers plate. Marbled boards with blue cloth spine, with 8 pages of text and index.
Publisher:
Agostino Codazzi Caracas
Publisher:
Thierry Freres. Paris
Contributor:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Date:
1840
Type:
Atlas Map; Statistical Diagram
Rights:
Cartography Associates
(Cuadros de alturas, superficie, poblacion, rios, y montanas)
