A New Map of Mexico and Adjacent Provinces Compiled from Original Documents: Arrowsmith 1810

Title: A New Map of Mexico And Adjacent Provinces Compiled From Original Documents Author: Aaron Arrowsmith Date: 1810 Medium: Hand-colored engraving Condition: Very Good Plus - original hand-colored outlines, dissected and laid on cartographic linen, light age toning and foxing, a few minor separations at issued folds Inches: 4 sheets, each 33 ¼ x 27 [66 ½ x 54 total] Centimeters: 4 sheets, each 84.46 x 68.58 [168.91 x 137.16 total] Product ID: 316063 Map of present-day Mexico and the southwestern United States by British cartographer Aaron Arrowsmith (1750-1823). Born in the county of Durham, Arrowsmith moved to London around 1770 and set up shop as a surveyor, engraver, and publisher. By 1790, he had established himself with the publication of a large world map based on the Mercator Projection. While the largest work he produced over the course of his career was an 1822 map of Southern India printed on eighteen sheets, his Chart of the Pacific Ocean published in 1798 stand