A FUNDAMENTAL SURVEY OF MEXICO 1811 WITH THE IMPORTANT HUMBOLDT MAP, A FINE COPY

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A FUNDAMENTAL SURVEY OF MEXICO 1811 WITH THE IMPORTANT HUMBOLDT MAP, A FINE COPY:
$5600.00

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“Of superlative Californiaimportance” (Howes), in contemporary binding

Essai politique sur le Royaume de la Nouvelle Espagne. By Alexandre von Humboldt;Bonpland, Aime. 1811. Paris. P. F. Schoell.

First edition in 8vo,and a handsome printing. The map that illustrates this edition “Cartedu Mexique et des Pays Limitrophes situés au Nord et á L´Est” is without doubtone of the most significant contributions to Mexico´s cartography of the 19thcentury and an exceedingly important mapof the Southwest, including Texas and California, considered a cornerstone byStreeter and covering most of Central America, the Caribbean and southernUnited States. Humboldt (1769 – 1859) was a famed German traveler, geographer,astronomer, geologist and naturalist, arguably one of Europe´s leading men ofscience of the first half of the 19th century; having been receivedfavorably and invited by the Spanish Crown in 1799 to the region –where hestayed until 1804 along with Aime Bonpland-, Humboldt had access to virtuallyall sources of information, even unpublished ones. While residing in MexicoCity, he searched the Spanish and Mexican archives for geographical informationlater included in his maps; hence it includes the most up-to-date informationavailable to date, particularly of the territory under the influence of theViceroyalty of New Spain (Mexico, New Mexico, Texas and California). “Of superlative Californiaimportance” (Howes).

Howes, H-786. Sabin, 33713.

Five volumes in 8vo(206 mm x 125 mm; map 760 mm x 535 mm). Contemporary French calf, boards withgilt fillet and floral tooling with interlacing fillet, spines flat with doublemorocco lettering pieces lettered in gilt and elegantly gilt. Collation is as follows: 1 [blank] + 2 ff. + iii + 456 + 1 [blank]; 1 [blank] + 2 ff. + 522 + 1[blank]; 1 [blank] + 2 ff. + 419 + 1 [blank]; 1 [blank] + 2 ff. + 564 + 2 ff.;1 [blank] + 2 ff. + 350 + 1 ff. + 1 [blank] + folding large map of Mexico andfolding chart.

Bindingcondition a handsome contemporary bindingvery well preserved, only slightly rubbed and worn

Textcondition a fine copy, remarkably fresh and clean; the important folding map is alsoin excellent condition, usually found dirty and foxed, here in a clean andfresh example

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