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Title
Map of Central America : including the states of Guatemala, Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua & Costa Rica ; the territories of Belise & Mosquito ; with parts of Mexico, Yucatan & New Granada ; shewing the routes between the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans, by way of Tehuantepeque, Nicaragua & Panama / edited by Trelawney Saunders F.R.G.S., from the original drawing of John Baily Esqr. R.M. of Guatemala with additions from the latest surveys of the Admiralty, S. Moro, Col. Lloyd, Garella, Codazzi, Hughes, Childs & other documents, the railway surveys in Honduras contributed by the Hon. E. G. Squier, formerly Charge d'Affaires of the United States to the Republics of Central America
Alternative Title
Baily's map of Central America.
Creator
Saunders, Trelawney, 1821-1910, creator
Baily, John, fl. 1811-1850, cartographer
Contributor
Stanford, Edward, 1827-1904, publisher
Squier, E. G. (Ephraim George), 1821-1888
Date Created and/or Issued
1856
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Maps
Rights Information
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Description
A record of the various proposals for routes through Central America. One note states, "The District of Socomusco formed part of Central America until 1843 when it was taken possession of by Mexico without treaty, and under protest by Guatemala against the occupation." Guatemala is still protesting. "London, Edward Stanford, Charing Cross. 1856." Elevations of 5 different routes shown. BM Maps, 2:224. Phillips, P.L. Maps of America, p. 216 (1879 reproduction in: Great Britain. Parliament. Accounts and papers, 1881, v. 99) Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
1 map ; 64 x 94 cm., sheet 67 x 100 cm.
Identifier
492533
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/3805
Language
English
Subject
Central America--Maps, Physical
Central America--Maps
Time Period
1856
Place
Caribbean
Central America
Guatemala
El Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Belize
Mexico
Panama
W 96°
W 79°/N 19°
N 7°
Source
Huntington Rare Book Maps
Maps, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
From Quier, E.G., cat. 1876, item 1714.

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