Historic Map - Caracas Venezuela Guyana - Thomson 1814

Description: Sites/facts specific to this historical international map are: John Thomson's highly detailed 1814 map of Northeastern South America. It covers the modern day countries of Venezuela, British Guyana, French Guyana, Surinam and parts of Brazil. Thomson offers impressive detail throughout, noting indigenous groups, missions, towns and cities, swamps, mountains, and river systems. Upper right hand quadrant features the title plate and two distance scales, one in British Miles and the other in Spanish Leagues. Though the coastlands had been well mapped early in the 16th century, the interior was rarely penetrated. The combination of mountainous terrain, daunting jungles, malaria, and unfriendly indigenous groups combined to make this area all but unexplorable - even today. Nonetheless, Thomson made a commendable attempt to piece together early conquistador accounts, explorer's journals, missionary records, and indigenous reports into a coherent mapping of the area. Probably the most interesting aspect of this map is Thomson's treatment of the apocryphal Lake Parima, located dead center. Lake Parima was first identified by Sir Walter Raleigh in the 16th century - though he admittedly never saw the lake himself. Raleigh associated the lake with indigenous legends of Manoa and the supposed site of El Dorado. The Manoas were a river trading tribe based in the Amazon. Each year during the rainy season flooding on the Orinoco and Parima rivers would create a large flood plain and open channels of trade between the two otherwise unconnected regions. Raleigh misinterpreted indigenous descriptions these watery trade channels as a great lake. Relief is shown by hachure with towns, cities, and major topographical features identified. Engraved in 1814 by J. Moffat of Edinburgh in the 1817 edition of Thomson's New General Atlas. This antique map reproduction is situated in: Venezuela, British Guyana, French Guyana, Surinam, & Brazil, Continent of South America. OWN A PIECE OF YOUR HOME COUNTRY - Looking for something that reminds you of the country you or your ancestors originate from? Well now you can own a piece of your heritage with a beautiful map of your home country. Maps of the Past has maps for every need! INTERNATIONAL MAPS PROVIDE IMPORTANT INFORMATION - International maps not only show you how the different countries, cities, counties, and territories are divided and where the borders can be found, but it also highlights rivers, mountains, and other natural elements of the land. International maps can also show you natural resources and exports of a country. ONLY ACCEPT THE BEST PRINT QUALITY FOR YOUR REPRODUCTIONS - There are many printers and print types available on the market, when purchasing a reproduction there is no finer quality reproduction than a reproduction using the Giclee Printing method. Giclee describes the technique or style of printing used, and it is revered as the highest quality printing because of the way it precisely sprays ink onto a surface. Trust nothing less than the best! GUARNANTEED TO GET EXACTLY WHAT YOU ORDERED - This map comes exactly to the specification of 23.00 x 28.51 inches/58.42 X 72.41 cm. All of our maps come rolled, wrapped, and shipped in a heavy gauge mailing tube to ensure it arrives intact. WHY CHOOSE MAPS OF THE PAST? - Maps of the Past is one of the single largest producers of different types of maps. They legally own the rights to the maps they sell, and provide them to you in clean, clear, and vibrant print. If you are looking for a high quality map print, then look no further than Maps of the Past!

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