Plano de las Islas de Macabi. Mostrano. (to accompany) Las Islas de Huano. Paris. Impr. Lemercier.

Plan of the Guanape Islands. Showing the Guano deposits. Includes notes and 3 profile views of the islands at the lower panel. Depth shown by soundings. Relief shown by hachures and form lines. First edition atlas of Guano Island group off the Peruvian coast. Title from cover. Date estimated. Includ...

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Main Author: Anonymous
Format: Map
Language:unknown
Published: Lemercier 1865
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Summary:Plan of the Guanape Islands. Showing the Guano deposits. Includes notes and 3 profile views of the islands at the lower panel. Depth shown by soundings. Relief shown by hachures and form lines. First edition atlas of Guano Island group off the Peruvian coast. Title from cover. Date estimated. Includes 16 color maps bound in brown leather covers with embossed leather title label on front cover. Maps showing natural deposits. Include notes. and explanations. Relief shown by form lines and hachure. Depth shown by soundings. Because of the guano deposits and wealth of the islands, the British, French and American governments pressed for the islands to be designated as open access, in disregard of Peruvian territorial claims.