{"product_id":"old-topographic-map-of-colima-mexico-1922-manzanillo-colima-city-nevado-de-colima-volcan-de-fuego-pacific-coast","title":"Old Topographic Map of Colima, Mexico, 1922: Manzanillo, Colima City, Nevado de Colima, Volcán de Fuego, Pacific Coast","description":"\u003cp\u003eNo. 8: Colima is the state portrait from 1922 prepared by the Mexico Dirección de Estudios Geográficos y Climatológicos under the Secretaria de Agricultura y Fomento, designed to accompany the Atlas Geografico de la Republica Mexicana of 1919–1921. It is a study in disciplined clarity: relief shading breathes dimension into the Sierra and coastal plain, isolines contour the land with mathematical regularity, and coastal soundings calibrate the Pacific approaches. Roads and railroads course across the sheet in contrasting color, linking settlements whose names march in an assured, legible hand. A dignified cartouche concentrates the essential particulars and anchors the composition, while cleanly drawn borders delineate the state’s extent. The atlas’s broader decorative language—inflected with Mayan motifs—infuses the work with a cultural cadence equal to its scientific poise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map emerged from a rigorously collaborative program, where engineers and draughtsmen treated geography as both data and design. Ing. Sotero Prieto and Ing. Luciano López Sorcini brought method, measurement, and pedagogical influence to the enterprise, ensuring elevation curves, hydrology, and infrastructure cohere as an intelligible whole. Zincographers such as Antonio Hernández translated that vision to the printing stone with knife-edge precision, preserving the fine gradations of relief and the crisp hierarchy of labels and symbols. In keeping with the series of thirty-two numbered sheets—each committed to relief and, where pertinent, geological overlays—Colima balances austerity and ornament: sparing color, firm linework, and an unwavering grid of control points that reflect early twentieth-century Mexico’s drive to bind territory, knowledge, and modernization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColima’s physical drama is mapped with quiet virtuosity. The volcanic massif—Nevado de Colima and its restless neighbor, the Volcán de Fuego—rises from the page where isolines tighten into concentric tension, their slopes feathered by shaded ravines. From these heights, rivers such as the Armería descend in braided courses toward the lowlands, irrigating a coastal plain that opens onto the Pacific. The littoral is rendered with a mariner’s intelligence: Manzanillo Bay is edged with soundings that grade the approach, while lagoonal waters near Cuyutlán and the long sweep of beach are drawn with laconic exactness. Between serrated uplands and tidal flats, the map captures Colima’s signature transitions—abrupt, fertile, and always conditioned by the proximity of fire, water, and sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHuman geography is given crisp expression through a calibrated symbology that distinguishes capital, port, town, and village. Colima, the state capital, is plotted as the administrative keystone against the green foothills; Manzanillo commands the ocean gateway, its status signaled by rail and road convergences; Comala nestles close to the volcanic skirts; and Tecomán occupies the productive plain near the coast. The principal railway threads the interior to the harbor, the line’s deliberate geometry announcing the era’s engineering ambitions and the state’s outward orientation. Roadways arc through valleys and over passes to bind dispersed settlements into a functional network. Together, these traces suggest an early twentieth-century landscape in accelerated conversation—administration, commerce, and migration choreographed across altitude, river, and shore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorders are drawn with a surveyor’s restraint, situating Colima against Jalisco to the north and east, Michoacán to the southeast, and the Pacific along its western and southern horizons. Within this frame, the sheet accomplishes more than inventory: it stages the reciprocity of landform and livelihood that defined the region in the years after revolution, when cartography served nation-building and the planning of agriculture and public works. The atlas’s Mayan-inflected graphic idiom nods to a deep cultural time even as the content looks forward—an elegant synthesis of heritage and modernity. In No. 8: Colima, scientific cartography becomes a narrative of identity, giving collectors and scholars alike a lucid, resonant image of a small state with an outsized geographic character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCities and towns on this map\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColima (Modern-day population around 137,000)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManzanillo (Modern-day population around 200,000)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComala (Modern-day population around 12,000)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTecomán (Modern-day population around 80,000)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotable Features \u0026amp; Landmarks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelief shading illustrating topographical variations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMajor roads and railroads marked in a contrasting color\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabels for significant settlements and geographical features\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIsolines that depict elevation changes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA cartouche indicating the title and other map details\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBorders delineating the map's extent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical and design context\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMap Title: No. 8: Colima\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreation Year: 1922\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMapmaker\/Publisher: Mexico Dirección de Estudios Geográficos y Climatológicos, under the Secretaria de Agricultura y Fomento\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAtlas Context: Designed to accompany the Atlas Geografico de la Republica Mexicana (1919–1921)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollection: Part of a series that includes thirty-two numbered maps, each featuring relief and geological overlays\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtistic Context: The cover features decorative Mayan illustrations, enhancing the cultural significance of the map\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotable Contributors: Ing. Sotero Prieto, Ing. Luciano Lopez Sorcini, and zincographers like Antonio Hernandez\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCultural Significance: Reflects the intricate relationship between geography and culture in early 20th-century Mexico\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign Style: Combines artistic elements with scientific mapping techniques, reflecting early cartographic practices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTopography Representation: Utilizes isolines and soundings to convey depth and topographic understanding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMap Features: Displays significant features such as roads, railroads, settlements, and major cities with color and relief shadings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLooking for a particular place?\u003c\/strong\u003e Review the detailed images to confirm that the town, landmark or feature you have in mind appears on the map. If you are unsure, \u003ca href=\"\/de\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eask our workshop to check before you order\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetailed maps are especially rewarding at larger sizes, where names, boundaries and decorative features have more room to be appreciated. Use the close-up preview and size guide to choose the right scale for your wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 70in (180cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/de\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 16x20in (40x50cm) version of this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere personalisation is available, you can add a short title or dedication, mark one meaningful place, or request one considered visual detail. \u003ca href=\"\/de\/pages\/map-personalisation\"\u003eSee personalised map examples\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery piece is printed to museum-grade archival standards using fade-resistant pigment inks on acid-free matte paper. Choose an unframed map print, framed map or canvas using the finish options above. Framed maps use crystal-clear optical acrylic and arrive ready to hang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith its rich detail and strong sense of place, this map makes a considered gift for a new home, anniversary, retirement or anyone with a personal connection to the area shown. Still deciding? 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