The Peru's Geographic Atlas
The illustrious peruvian Mariano Felipe Paz-Soldán (1821-1886) was born in Arequipa. He was a geographer and historian. His cartographic work is considered to be the most relevant of Peru in the 19th century.
This Atlas brings us closer to the imagined construction of the nation-state, from a geographical, administrative and political point of view. Due to its scale and the exceptional quality of its lithographic printing, it can be considered a monumental and emblematic work of Peru at that time.
Atlas Geográfico del Perú Plaza Mayor de Lima y Palacio ArzobispalPontifical Catholic University of Peru
"Plaza Mayor de Lima" and "Palacio Arzobispal"
Paris. 1863, F. Delamare
Atlas Geográfico del Perú Vista General de LimaPontifical Catholic University of Peru
General view of Lima
Paris. 1864, F. Delamare
Atlas Geográfico del Perú Paseo de la Alameda de los descalzosPontifical Catholic University of Peru
"Alameda de los descalzos" promenade
Atlas Geográfico del Perú Vista de la calle de los mercaderesPontifical Catholic University of Peru
Mercaderes street view
Paris. 1863, F. Delamare
Atlas Geográfico del Perú Vista de la torre de Santo DomingoPontifical Catholic University of Peru
View of the tower of the church of Santo Domingo
Paris. 1863, F. Delamare
Atlas Geográfico del Perú Vista de IquiquePontifical Catholic University of Peru
View of Iquique
Paris. 1863, F. Delamare
It consists of 70 large color plates, of which 17 represent the maps of the departments, 28 plans and 27 are panoramic views of cities. Added to this is a vast bibliography.
After 150 years, the Instituto Francés de Estudios Andinos (IFEA), with the intention of publishing the facsimile edition of Mariano Paz Soldán's Atlas of 1865, was able to find the only complete copy in the library of the Riva-Agüero Institute, after tracing various bibliographic repositories in Lima.
Atlas Geográfico del Perú Plano topográfico de la ciudad de PiscoPontifical Catholic University of Peru
Topographic plane of Pisco city
Atlas Geográfico del Perú Plano topográfico de la ciudad del CallaoPontifical Catholic University of Peru
Topographic plane of Callao city
Atlas Geográfico del Perú Croquis del trazo probable de FerrocarrilPontifical Catholic University of Peru
Probable line of the railway sketch
Content: Biblioteca del Instituto Riva-Agüero
Photographs: Biblioteca del Instituto Riva-Agüero
References:
Paz Soldán, M. F. (1865). Atlas geográfico del Perú. París: Librería de Fermin Didot Hermanos, Hijos y Ca. Impresores del Instituto de Francia.
