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Mexico and Central America (1853)
Description
Detailed single page historical steel engraved map of Mexico and Central America published in 1853. This map depicts Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico, and part of the United States. The map shows several geographic details on cities, towns, rivers, mountains, and islands. It measures 23.9cm by 29.3cm.
Mexican States appearing on the Map: Yucatan (Yucatán, Quintana Roo, and Campeche), Tabasco, Chiapa (Chiapas), Oaxaca, Veracruz, Guerrero, La Puebla (Puebla), Mexico (Morelos, Mexico City, Hidalgo, Mexico, and Tlaxcala), Queretaro (Querétaro and San Luis Potosí), Michoacan (Michoacán and Guanajuato), San Luis Potosi (San Luis Potosí), Tamaulipas, Nueva Leon (Nuevo León), Colima, Jalisco (Jalisco and Nayarit), Zacatecas (Zacatecas and Aguascalientes), Durango, Coahuila, Cinaloa (Sinaloa), Chihuahua, Sonora, and Lower California (Baja California Sur).
Cities appearing on this map include:
Colombia: St. Martha (Santa Marta), Carthagena (Cartagena), and Tolu (Tolú).
Panama: San Blas (San Blas Islands?), Aspinwall (Colón), Porto Bello (Portobelo), Chagres (Depopulated in 1916), Panama (Panama City), Parita, and Santiago (Santiago de Veraguas).
Costa Rica: Cartago and San Jose (San José).
Nicaragua: San Juan de Nicaragua or Grey Town, Blewfields (Bluefields), San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua (?), Grenada (Granada), Managua, Leon (León), Realejo (El Realejo), and Matagalpa.
Honduras: Truxillo (Trujillo), Tegucigalpa, Comayagua, Choluteca, Sta. Barbara (Santa Bárbara), Omoa, and Copan (Copán).
El Salvador: La Union (La Unión), San Salvador, Port Libertad (La Libertad), and Sonsonate.
Guatemala: Port Istapa (Iztapa), Guatemala (Guatemala City), Isabel (Izabal), Coban (Cobán), and Quesaltenango (Quetzaltenango).
Belize: Balize (Belize City)
Mexico:
Yucatan (Yucatán): Ichmul, Merida (Mérida), Uxmal, and Sisal.
Quintana Roo: Arena (?), Balcalar (Bacalar),
Campeche: Campeachy (Campeche), Champeton (Champotón), Victoria, and Laguna (Ciudad del Carmen?)
Chiapa (Chiapas): Soconusco (Soconusco Region), Ciudad Real (?), and Palenque.
Tabasco: Tabasco (?)
Oaxaca: Oaxaca, Sta. Maria Petapa (Santa María Petapa), and Tehuantepec.
Veracruz: Tuxtla (Santiago Tuxtla), Alvarado, Veracruz, Orizaba, Jalapa (Xalapa), and Tuspan (Tuxpan).
Guerrero: Acapulco, Mescala (Mezcala), and Zacatula.
La Puebla (Puebla): Tehuacan (Tehuacán) and La Puebla (Puebla).
Mexico: Tescuco (Texcoco).
Mexico City: Mexico City.
Morelos: Cuernavaca.
Hidalgo: Tula (Tula de Allende).
Tlaxcala: Tlascala (Tlaxcala).
Queretaro (Querétaro): Queretaro (Querétaro).
San Luis Potosi (San Luis Potosí): Tancuahuitz (Tancanhuitz de Santos), Venado, S. Luis Potosi (San Luis Potosí), and Rio Verde (Rioverde).
Michoacan (Michoacán): Patzcuaro (Pátzcuaro), Morelia, and Zamora
Guanajuato: Leon (León) and Guanajuato.
Tamaulipas, Victoria (Ciudad Victoria), Camargo (Ciudad Camargo), Matamoras (Matamoros), Soto la Marina, and Tampico.
Nueva Leon (Nuevo León): Monterey (Monterrey).
Colima: Colima (Colima City) and Guatlan (?).
Jalisco: Natividad (Barra de Navidad), Autlan (Autlán), Zapotlan (Zapotitlán de Vadillo), Sayula, Guadalajara, and Lagos (Lagos de Moreno).
Nayarit: Acaponeca (Acaponeta) and Tepic.
Zacatecas: Tlaltenango (Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román Municipality), Sombrerete, Fresnillo, Zacatecas, and Pinos.
Aguas Calientes (Aguascalientes): Aguas Calientes (Aguascalientes).
Durango: Tamasula (Tamazula de Victoria), Guarisamey (?), Sta. Cruz (?), Papasquiaro (Santiago Papasquiaro), S. Juan del Rio (San Juan del Río), Durango, and Nombre de Dios.
Coahuila: Parras, Alamo (?), Saltillo, Monclova, Santa Rosa (Santa Rosa de Múzquiz), San Vicente (Dismantled into the 1850s), and Guerrero.
Cinaloa (Sinaloa): El Fuerte, Cinaloa (Sinaloa de Leyva), Culiacan (Culiacán), Cosala (Cosalá), and Mazatlan (Mazatlán).
Chihuahua: Guadelupe (Guadalupe y Calvo), El Paso del Norte (Ciudad Juárez), Presidio del Norte (No longer in existence), Chihuahua (Chihuahua City), Sta. Cruz de Rozales (Santa Cruz de Rosales), Sta. Rozalia (Camargo), Sierra Rica (?), and Carriza (?).
Sonora: Guilivis (No longer in existence), Alamo (Álamos), Guaymas, Pitic (Hermosillo), Ures, Orcasita (San Miguel de Horcasitas), Oposura (Moctezuma), and Fronteras.
Lower California (Baja California Sur): La Paz and Loreto.
United States of America: N. Orleans (New Orleans), Galveston, Tubac, and San Diego.
A note in the Central America map states: The Panama Rail Road is 49 miles in length. It extends from Navy Bay to Panama on the Pacific.
Populations for each country in 1853 are as follows:
Costa Rica: 100,200
Nicaragua: 235,000
Grenada (Granada): 15,000
Leon (León): 35,000
Honduras: 310,000
Truxillo (Trujillo): 4,000
Tegucigalpa: 10,000
Comayagua: 12,000
El Salvador: 288,000
San Salvador: 16,000
Guatemala: 502,000
Guatemala City: 35,000
Belize: 11,100
Balize (Belize City): 3,000
Merida (Mérida): 15,000
Campeachy (Campeche): 9,000
Ciudad Real (?): 6,000
Tabasco (?): 7,000
Oaxaca: 25,000
Tehuantepec: 8,000
Alvarado: 1,500
Veracruz: 6,500
Orizaba: 15,000
Tehuacan (Tehuacán): 12,000
Mexico (Mexico City): 200,000
Tescuco (Texcoco): 5,000
Tlascala (Tlaxcala): 4,000
Queretaro (Querétaro): 50,000
Morelia: 18,000
Guanajuato: 40,000
Venado: 8,000
S. Luis Potosi (San Luis Potosí): 35,000
Victoria (Ciudad Victoria): 12,000
Matamoras (Matamoros): 10,000
Soto la Marina: 3,000
Tampico: 7,000
Monterey (Monterrey): 13,000
Colima (Colima City): 13,000
Autlan (Autlán): 4,000
Tepic: 10,000
Guadalajara: 50,000
Sombrerete: 7,000
Zacatecas: 30,000
Aguas Calientes (Aguascalientes): 8,000
Guarisamey (?): 4,000
Papasquiaro (Santiago Papasquiaro): 6,000
S. Juan del Rio (San Juan del Río): 12,000
Durango: 40,000
Parras: 17,000
Saltillo: 20,000
Guerrero: 1,000
Cinaloa (Sinaloa de Leyva): 9,500
Culiacan (Culiacán): 11,000
Mazatlan (Mazatlán): 1,500
Chihuahua (Chihuahua City): 15,000
Guaymas: 3,000
Pitic (Hermosillo): 8,000
Orcasita (San Miguel de Horcasitas): 2,500
Mexico: 7,662,000