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C1832
(1834)
Mexico.
Mapmaker:
First issue dated 15th February, 1832 and published 1834 of John Arrowsmith’s excellent and important map of Mexico and the southwestern United States. It shows the Mexican states which are highlighted in colour prior to the independence of the Republic … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Mexico.
Date:
C1832
(1834)
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition, with centre fold as issued.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring.
Image Size:
602mm
x 472mm
Paper Size:
645mm
x 531mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1834
Description:
First issue dated 15th February, 1832 and published 1834 of John Arrowsmith’s excellent and important map of Mexico and the southwestern United States.
It shows the Mexican states which are highlighted in colour prior to the independence of the Republic of Texas on April 21, 1836. There is an inset at lower left of central Mexico.
Arrowsmith published the first edition of his great atlas in 1834, although he had intended to have completed it by 1832. A number of maps in the first edition of the Atlas still retain the 1832 publication date. It was the best large scale atlas available at that time.
Regarding the actual publication dates of the various editions of Arrowsmith’s Atlas from which each map originated from; Herbert, Francis Imago Mundi. Amsterdam 1962 : Vol. 41 (1989), pp. 98-123, lists the “dated title pages of The Atlas, identified to date (Aug.2010) are 1834, 1835, 1838, 1839, 1840, 1842 and 1858. There may well be others not yet discovered.” Consequently the date that appears on each map is often not the date the map was actually published.
From: Arrowsmith, J. The London atlas of universal geography, exhibiting the physical & political divisions of the various countries of the world, constructed from original materials, is most…
References:
Martin, J. Maps of Texas and the Southwest, 1513-1900. Texas 1999:: p. 127, plate 32.
Phillips, P. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington 1973 :: 789.
Collections:
David Rumsey Collection: List No: 4613.061 (1844)
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 6423442 (1838 edition)
State Library New South Wales: Record Identifier 74VKVELO50m3 (1840 edition)
State Library Victoria: RARETS 912 AR698A (1840 edition)
Yale University Library & Art Gallery: Call Number 88 (1842 edition)
Martin, J. Maps of Texas and the Southwest, 1513-1900. Texas 1999:: p. 127, plate 32.
Phillips, P. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington 1973 :: 789.
Collections:
David Rumsey Collection: List No: 4613.061 (1844)
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 6423442 (1838 edition)
State Library New South Wales: Record Identifier 74VKVELO50m3 (1840 edition)
State Library Victoria: RARETS 912 AR698A (1840 edition)
Yale University Library & Art Gallery: Call Number 88 (1842 edition)
John Arrowsmith (1790 - 1873)
English mapmaker, the last of a family of map makers that produced maps during the period 1790 to 1870. His uncle Aaron (1750 - 1823) left the north of England and went to work in London as a land surveyor where he surveyed the Great Post Roads between London and Falmouth which was engraved and published by John Cary an engraver in 1782 (Verner, 1971, p.1). In the 1790s he decided to establish his own map making business. He published about 200 maps and achieved great eminence being appointed Hydrographer to the King in 1820. John Arrowsmith, Aaron's nephew, who was born in Winston, county Durham, England (1790 - 1873) came to work for him in 1810. During the next thirteen years he learned from his uncle the art of map making, including engraving and printing. His two cousins, Aaron junior (1802-54) and Samuel (1805-39) (Verner, 1971, p.2) both worked in the business and inherited jointly the house, business, copper plates, presses etc. as stated in their father's will. By the time of his uncle's death John had established his own business which operated out of 33 East Street, Red Lion Square, although he still worked with his two cousins Aaron and Samuel. All three produced individual works, although Samuel was in charge of the business at 10 Soho Square. Aaron the younger, lost interest in map making and ceased producing maps in 1832 (Verner, 1971, p.2). In 1839 Samuel died and John bought the business including plates, MSS and copyrights at auction of December 1839 (Herbert, 1983) and continued operating from 10 Soho Square. In 1834 he produced his magnum opus, The London Atlas of Universal Geography, which he continued to revise and reissue until the last 1858 edition. However his atlas contains maps of later dates into the 60s (Herbert, 1989). He became a founding member of the Royal Geographical Society in London (1830) and a member of its council. He remained an active member for over forty years during which time he met many explorers and persons of influence who were instrumental in supplying him with information for his maps. In 1831 the society's Journal was established and Arrowsmith began producing maps for it from 1832 until 1870. He received the Gold medal of the Society in 1863 (Tooley, 1999). After his death his plates were bought by Edward Stanford of London who continued to issue the atlas with the name of Stanford's London Atlas of Universal Geography. This atlas continued into the 1920s. (Dorothy Prescott, 2010-2015)
