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Description

Scarce antique lithographed map of the central Mexican state of Durango, from Antonio Garcia y Cubas's monumental 1858 Atlas Geographico, Estadistico e Historico de la Republica Mexicana, the first atlas of the Mexican Republic.

Much like the United States maps of Carey & Lea, the Garcia y Cubas Mexican state maps include vital statistics and descriptions of the areas they depict, flanked off to the sides of the image.

Antonio Garcia y Cubas was Mexico's first great map maker and his work is highly sought after. This map shows the various regions within Durango, including, towns, roads, rivers, etc. Only 300 examples of the atlas were reportedly printed and separate maps rarely appear on the market.

Rarity

This is the first example of this map we have ever offered for sale and the only example we have seen on the market in over 20 years.

Condition Description
Original hand-color.
Antonio Garcia y Cubas Biography

Antonio García y Cubas (1832-1912) was a Mexican geographer, historian, writer, and cartographer. An orphan from a young age, Cubas attended the Colegio de San Gregorio and the Colegio de Ingenieros, where he earned a geography degree. In 1856, he became a member of the Sociedad Mexicana de Geografía y Estadística.

Cubas wrote several geographic works, including introductory courses to geography, historical atlases, and maps. He is best known for his Atlas Geográfico, Estadístico e Histórico de la República Mexicana (1857), Carta General de México (1863), and Diccionario Geográfico, Histórico y Biográfico de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos en cinco volúmenes, editados entre 1888 y 1891. He is also praised for his memoir, El Libro de mis Recuerdos (1905). Today, the best books published in anthropology and history in Mexico are given the Antonio García Cubas prize.