MEDIA INFORMATION

 
 
 
COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Decaen Editor
Date:
1862
Short Title:
Covers: México y sus alrededores.
Publisher:
Establecimiento Litográfico de Decaen Editor
Publisher Location:
Mexico
Type:
Covers
Obj Height cm:
45
Obj Width cm:
33
Note:
Covers to México y sus alrededores. Bound in board with title and date printed in gilt. Includes ornamentation.
Full Title:
(Covers to) México y sus alrededores 1862.
List No:
14248.001
Series No:
1
Publication Author:
Decaen Editor
Pub Date:
1862
Pub Title:
México y sus alrededores. Coleccion de monumentos, trajes y paisajes dibujados al natural y litografiados por los artistas mexicanos. C. Castro, J. Campillo, L. Auda y G. Rodriguez, bajo la direccion de Decaen Editor. Establecimiento Litográfico de Decaen, Editor, Portal del Coliseo Viejo. Mexico, 1855 y 1856.
Pub Note:
Atlas of Mexico City by Decaen, published in 1862. Covers in board with gilded title. Collation: [1-3], 4-32, [33], 34-37 pages, [41] leaves of plates. Includes 45 colored lithographed views on 41 plates: 44 views of present-day Mexico City, plus one view of Veracruz, placed last. Views show individual buildings, roads, parks, vegetation, landscape, and Mexican figures featuring typical dress, including that of "Mexican Indians". Some views taken from hot-air balloons, creating bird's-eye view perspectives. Date of publication taken from cover. The two title pages within each feature different dates: "1855 y 1856" for the pages of descriptive text and "1855 y 1857" for the plates of views. Latter title page includes a lithographed illustration of a Mexican couple within a scene of abundant native vegetation, including cacti.
Pub List No:
14248.000
Pub Type:
City Atlas
Pub Maps:
45
Pub Height cm:
45
Pub Width cm:
33
Image No:
14248001.jp2
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Covers: México y sus alrededores.

Covers: México y sus alrededores.