Map A map of the post-road from Buenos Ayres [sic] to Potosi.
About this Item
Title
- A map of the post-road from Buenos Ayres [sic] to Potosi.
Other Title
- Map of the post road from Buenos Aires to Potosi
Created / Published
- 1816.
Headings
- - Post roads--Argentina--Buenos Aires Region--Maps
- - Post roads--Argentina--Buenos Aires Region--History
- - Post roads--Bolivia--Potosí Region--Maps
- - Post roads--Bolivia--Potosí Region--History
- - Buenos Aires Region (Argentina)--Maps
- - Potosí Region (Bolivia)--Maps
- - Argentina--Buenos Aires Region
- - Bolivia--Potosí Region
Genre
- Manuscript maps
Notes
- - Shows area extending from Buenos Aires to Potosí includes the post road (designated in red ink), towns and settlements along the road, distances between settlements, and rivers and streams.
- - Relief shown by hachures.
- - Pen-and-ink (red) on irregularly shaped paper made from 2 sheets unevenly pasted together.
- - LC Luso-Hispanic World, 106
- - Includes extensive notes made after the original map on the natural and cultural features found along the entire route.
- - Label affixed to verso with title: Map of the post road from Buenos Ayres to Potosi.
- - In black ink in upper left and right corners on verso: Argentine Republic, 1816, 2-3[0 written in pencil]; [no.] 34.
- - Imperfect: Very brittle with losses along edges. Liquid and varnish stains on verso.
Medium
- 1 ms. map : col., mounted on cloth backing ; on sheet 144 x 67 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- G5354.B9P8 1816 .M3
Repository
- Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2012592246
Online Format
- image