Auction 755, Lot # 204

GA - Williams, J. J. / Anderson, Alex D.
Maps Illustrating the Isthmus of Tehuantepec / The Tehuantepec Inter-Ocean Railroad.
a) Williams, J. J.
Maps Illustrating the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1852.
4o., portada + 1 h. (índice de mapas) + 8 mapas plegados.
Mapas:
1.- "Map of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, embracing all the Surveys of the Engineering and Hydrographic Parties, and showing the proposed route of the Tehuantepec Railroad", 103 x 65 cm.
2.- "Plan of that part of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, between the Jaltepec River and Pacific Plains, embracing all the engineering difficulties on the route of survey", 63 x 99 cm.
3.- "Mouth of the Coatzacoalcos River", 47 x 40.5 cm.
4.- Sketch from the mouth of the Coatzacoalcos River to the town of Mina-Titlan", 54.5 x 39 cm.
5.- Map of the Coatzacoalcos River from Mina-Titlan to the Isla del Suchil, and of the Jaltepec River from its junction to the Railroad Crossing", 36.5 x 79 cm.
6.- Map of the River Uspanapa to the Playa del Tigre; also Maps of Mina-Titlan and a part of the Tancochapa River", 66 x 78 cm. Dos rasgaduras en dobleces.
7.- Chart of the Ports of La Ventosa and Salina Cruz", 59 x 95 cm.
8.- Chart of the Entrance and Channel of the Boca Barra", 63 x 99 cm.
Lomo deteriorado y desprendido; pastas gastadas y desprendidas; mapas con manchas de óxido, pequeñas rasgaduras en dobleces y desprendidos.
Encuadernados en pasta dura.
b) Anderson, Alex D.
The Tehuantepec Inter-Ocean Railroad.
New York and Chicago: A. S. Barnes & Company, 1881.
8o. marquilla, 90 p.
A commercial and statistical review showing its local, national, and international features, and advantages.
Con 4 mapas a color (3 plegados y uno con faltantes en margen izquierdo sin afectar imagen).
Encuadernado en rústica.
Total de piezas: 2.
Estimado $6,000-8,000