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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 proposed routes between the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans by way of Tehuantepeque, Nicaragua & Panama

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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

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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 proposed routes between the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans by way of Tehuantepeque, Nicaragua & Panama
Additional title: Baily's map of Central America
Names
Baily, John, active 1811-1850 (Cartographer)
Collection

Maps of Central America

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1850
Place: London
Publisher: Trelawney Saunders
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 87-5075
Topics
Central America
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: engraved from the original drawing of John Baily.
Statement of responsibility: "With additions from the latest surveys of the Admiralty, S. Moro, Col. Lloyd, Garella & cc."
Content: Accompanied by book: Baily, John. Central America. London: Trelawney Saunders, 1850.
Content: Includes four "vertical sections of the proposed canals between Lake Nicaragua & the Pacific Ocean" and notes.
Content: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights ; Caribbean reefs delineated and named.
Content: Scale [ca. 1:2,100,000] (W 96⁰--W 79⁰/N 7⁰--N 18⁰)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : col., dissected and mounted on linen ; 63 x 94 cm., folded in cover 24 x 13 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG86-M1
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11070723
Photo Order: 54495
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 590bfb00-cbef-0132-2388-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1811: Creator Born
  • 1850: Creator Died
  • 1850: Issued
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "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" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1850. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3be29ec0-cbf4-0132-788f-58d385a7bbd0

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "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" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3be29ec0-cbf4-0132-788f-58d385a7bbd0

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1850). 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 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3be29ec0-cbf4-0132-788f-58d385a7bbd0

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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