J.D. Potter. Mexico to Bolivia. 1840 United States As a naturalist and observer

As a naturalist and observer

while a cartographic inset in the lower-left corner situates Dutch Brazil within the broader context of Portuguese South America

then across to Salvador de Bahia and onward to Pará

showing the recently-created Spanish settlements

laying out the equivalents of degrees in both French and German miles

J.D. Potter. Mexico to Bolivia. 1840 United States As a naturalist and observerJ. D. Potter (active earlymid 19th century)Pacific Ocean Mexico to BoliviaLondon: J. D. Potter, Agent for the Admiralty Charts, circa 1840Copperplate engraved Admiralty chartSheet size: 24 x 18 inches This precise and austere hydrographic chart of the Pacific coastline from Mexico to Bolivia was issued by J. D. Potter, official agent for the British Admiralty. Reflecting Britains naval and commercial interests in the eastern Pacific during the early