Mexico and Central America (1853)

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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