The provinces of the Rio de la Plata and adjacent countries : chiefly from the map constructed / by J. Arrowsmith for Sir Woodbine Parish, K.C.H., drawn by Augustus Petermann.

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Title	The provinces of the Rio de la Plata and adjacent countries : chiefly from the map constructed / by J. Arrowsmith for Sir Woodbine Parish, K.C.H., drawn by Augustus Petermann.
Author	Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873
Place of Publication	London
Date	[1852-1862]
Publisher Transcription	Engraved on stone by A. Petermann, 5 Camden St (N) Camden Town.
Physical description	1 map hand col. 48 x 33 cm., sheet 55 x 37 cm.
Geographic Area	South America Argentina. Chile. Uruguay. Paraguay. Brazil
Scale	1:6,600,000
Coordinates	W 74°--W 52°/S 14°--S 42°
Depiction date	[1852-1862]
Notes	Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2458 d Arrowsmith, J. The provinces of the Rio de la Plata and adjacent countries, chiefly from the map constructed... for Sir Woodbine Parish... drawn by Augustus Petermann. [London], A. Petermann, [1850?]. 1 sheet. [see p.]."Includes section views: "Section from Raya Pass to Buenos Ayres through the Peru Bolivian Tablelands, and the Travesia and the Pampas of La Plata" and "Section from Valpraiso to Buenos Ayres." The map by Sir Woodbine Parish, on which this is based, was published in 1852. Martin de Moussy published his Description géographique et statique de la Confédération Argentina after this map, in 1860. (Técnica, política y "deseo territorial" en la cartografía oficial de la Argentina (1852-1941), Carla Lois, Scripta Nova, volume 10, number 218 (52), August 1 2006.) Probably obtained while Burton was in South America between 1865 and 1868. Submap: Section from Raya Pass to Buenos Ayres, through the Peru Bolivian Tablelands and the Traversia and the Pampas of La Plata; Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. Stamp: Kensington Public Library. MS notes in Paraguay and Brazil.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: Stamp: Kensington Public Library (3).
Call Number	623632
Subjects	Rio de la Plata (Argentina and Uruguay) -- Maps.
Cartographer	Petermann, A. (August), 1822-1878
Engraver	Petermann, A. (August), 1822-1878
Additional Names 01	Parish, Woodbine, Sir, 1796-1882
Provenance	From the library of Sir Richard Francis Burton.
Donor/Former owner	Burton, Richard F. (Richard Francis), Sir, 1821-1890, former owner. CSmH
Language	English
Department	Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Rare Books Dept.
Physical Collection	Huntington Rare Books, Sir Richard Francis Burton Map Collection
Digital Collection	Maps, Huntington Digital Library
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