(GUATEMALA) Manuscript map depicting the 1818 eruption of th

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(GUATEMALA.) Manuscript map depicting the 1818 eruption of the Almolonga volcano. [Supplied title.] Watercolor and ink on laid paper, 305x375 mm, watermarked: "brandywine". Trimmed down with apparently small loss of image, old folds split and repaired by tape with attendant show-through. [Guatemala, 1818?]

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A stunning documentary map from the Spanish colonial school of cartography, showing the massive eruption of the Almolonga volcano, with detail of lava flows, ash clouds, falling debris, surrounding towns, etc. Several of the main features are labelled 1-4, presumably to be elaborated upon in a now-missing key. Verso title: "Volcan Explosion / no hay mas que cuatro."