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Material Information
- Title:
- (Sheet 1) CHART OF THE WEST INDIES AND SPANISH DOMINIONS IN NORTH AMERICA.
- Alternate Title:
- (Sheet 1) CHART OF THE WEST INDIES AND SPANISH DOMINIONS IN NORTH AMERICA. (London: Published June 1st 1803 by A. Arrowsmith No. 10 Soho Square. With Additions to 1810, [probably ca. 1820])
- Creator:
- Arrowsmith, Aaron
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Publisher:
- A. Arrowsmith
- Publication Date:
- 1820
- Physical Description:
- 94 x 61 cm
- Scale:
- 1:2,900,000
Notes
- General Note:
- See our 5699.015-5699.017 and 4121.000 for earlier editions. This was one of the best available large-scale maps of Louisiana, Florida, and especially the West Indies in the early 19th century, rendered with excellent detail (particularly for Mexico). It includes interesting historical details, such as the locations of “Canals proposed to be cut by the Spaniards in 1528.” Although the imprint on this copy says that the map contains additions to 1810 (which would indicate that this is a second edition), we see that Arrowsmith here uses the title of “Hydrographer to His Majesty,” which, as noted above, was used by the cartographer from 1820 onward. Our copy also includes an inset of the Isthmus of Darien, which is not found on other copies of the second edition. Rumsey tells us that “Stevens and Tree only list two editions, 1803 and 1810, but Phillips lists an 1811 (P-Maps) and an 1816 (atlases). There probably were others.” (Pirages, 2023)
- General Note:
- 28
- Attribution:
- David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record Information
- Rights Management:
- All applicable rights reserved by the source institution and holding location.
- Resource Identifier:
- 15717.028 ( Local List No )
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