Southern states of South America. La Plata, Chili, Paraguay, Uruguay & Patagonia : [South sheet], [North sheet]./ drawn & engraved by J. W. Lowry, F. R. G. S.

Map of the southern states of South America, including Río de La Plata, Chili, Paraguay, Uruguay & Patagonia (south and north sheets). Shows political boundaries, cities, roads, topography, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines, islands and territories of indigenous peoples. Relief shown with ha...

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Main Authors: Weekly Dispatch, Lowry, Joseph Wilson, 1803-1879, Weller, Edward, 1819-1884
Format: Map
Language:unknown
Published: Weekly Dispatch 1863
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Summary:Map of the southern states of South America, including Río de La Plata, Chili, Paraguay, Uruguay & Patagonia (south and north sheets). Shows political boundaries, cities, roads, topography, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines, islands and territories of indigenous peoples. Relief shown with hachures. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines, as well as three bar scales given in geographical and English miles, and Spanish leagues. With inset map: Continuation of Chili & Patagonia, on the same scale. Hand-colored lithograph. Map is 60 x 41 cm, on two sheets, together 69 x 48 cm. Sheets presented in sequence. Appears in Vol. II : Foreign. The dispatch atlas, in two volumes: Vol. I : British and .Vol. II : Foreign. Published by the Weekly Dispatch, London, 1863. Includes a preface, directions for binding and a table of contents for both volumes, which lists the maps in order of appearance, with plate numbers handwritten beside map titles. Preface begins: The subscribers to the Weekly Dispatch have in this collection the most full and accurate survey of the world's surface that has yet been presented to the public in any single series. Both volumes bound in board covered in dark green linen, with spine and corners in calf. Gilded spine titles, as well as ornamentation on spines and front and back covers. With marbled end papers and gilded page edges. Collation: Volume I: [6] pages, 129 leaves of plates (some double); Volume II: 147 leaves of plates (some double). The work’s total 276 plates contain 300 maps. Each plate number handwritten in ink above map. First volume focuses on the British Isles, especially England. Second volume covers the larger globe, featuring Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, North America, Central America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Ocean and the Arctic. Maps show political boundaries, cities, fortresses, railways, roads, bridges, canals, ocean routes, topography, glaciers, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines, shoals, islands and water depths. Maps ...