J.D. Potter. Mexico to Bolivia. 1840 United States though the ambiguity of its

though the ambiguity of its status at the time is indicated by the absence of a border with New York

then across to Salvador de Bahia and onward to Pará

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

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

J.D. Potter. Mexico to Bolivia. 1840 United States though the ambiguity of itsJ. 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