Mapa Mineralogico del Peru
Mineral map from the first atlas of ‘modern’ Peru.
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Description
This attractive lithographed map of Peru highlights the locations of various valuable mineral deposits across the South American nation. A legend in the lower left identifies the 18 different shades used to denote a range of materials including silver, copper, coal, iron, sulfur, borax, arsenic, sea salt, and saltpeter (an important component of gunpowder).
Gold deposits, appropriately, are flecked with the precious metal, but the nation’s largest mine (Yanacocha) has yet to be discovered. Other sites, such as Cerro de Pasco and Castrovirreyna, had been worked for hundreds of years prior to publication.
The map was originally included in Paz Soldan and Mariano Felipe’s Atlas geografico del Peru, considered to be the first atlas of modern Peru. The sheet was engraved by Delamare and printed by Janson. Published in Paris by Libreria de Augusto Durand in 1865.
Source: Rumsey
Map Details
Publication Date: 1865
Author: Paz Soldan and Mariano Felipe
Sheet Width (in): 22.5
Sheet Height (in): 33
Condition: B+
Condition Description: Creased along former fold lines, with a bit of minor separation in the center that has been repaired on the verso with archival tape. Light scattered spotting visible in the lower left, near the title block and adjacent to the coastline. Spotting and a few small chips also visible in the margins. Narrowed left margin trimmed nearly to the neatline. About good condition overall.
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