Der Staat Sinaloa in Mexiko. Nach eigenen Aufnahmen und Rekognoscirungen von Friedrich G. Weidner. Topograph &...

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Lithograph, original color in outline by Petermann, A, published 1884 by Justus Perthes, Gotha. Image size: 247 by 306mm (9 by 12 inches). Published in Petermanns Geographische Mittheilungen — the world's most respected cartographic journal of the 19th century. August Heinrich Petermann (1822–1878) was one of the most influential cartographers of the 19th century. Born in Bleicherode, Germany, he studied at the renowned Geographical School of Art in Potsdam under Heinrich Berghaus and later worked in London and Edinburgh before returning to Germany to direct Justus Perthes' Geographical Institute in Gotha. In 1855 he founded Petermanns Geographische Mittheilungen, which rapidly became the world's most respected cartographic journal. Petermann pioneered the use of statistical and thematic mapping — depicting population distribution, geological formations, ocean depths, and political data with new visual rigor. His maps, published in Gotha, set the international standard for scientific cartography in the second half of the 19th century and are today highly prized by collectors for their intellectual depth and technical perfection. The detailed map depicts the state Sinaloa in Mexico with one ethnological and one geological inset map in the corner. In excellent condition.

Petermann, A. – Der Staat Sinaloa in Mexiko. Nach eigenen Aufnahmen und... · Antique Map, Lithograph · 247 x 306mm · Justus Perthes, Gotha 1884