TIME CHART / MEXICAN HISTORY / GUADALAJARA IMPRINT: Carta Sincronológica de Historia Universal Formada por Francisco j. Zavala Segun el Sistema de la Publicada en Ingles, por Adams.

~ Shop ~

TIME CHART / MEXICAN HISTORY / GUADALAJARA IMPRINT: Carta Sincronológica de Historia Universal Formada por Francisco j. Zavala Segun el Sistema de la Publicada en Ingles, por Adams.

4,400.00€

A gigantic time chart of the world, based on Sebastian Adams’s legendary map of the history of time, printed in Guadalajara and pertinent to Mexican history.

 

Colour lithography, originally mounted on linen and varnished, linen stripes on the joints between segments. 70 x 682 cm (27.6 x 268.5 inches), (tiny loss of margins, varnish chipped, one of the joints between segments with recent linen on the back, partly repaired tears and little loss of image, light waterstaning and staining).

Additional information

1 in stock

Description

The chart represents the history of time from the creation of the world, according to the print, approximately 4000 BC. The flow of time is represented as a river, which gained popularity in similar prints during the 19th century.

This print is based on Sebastian Adams’s renowned chart, originally printed in New York (for more detailed information, refer to the David Rumsey Collection: Composite: Adams’ Synchronological Chart – David Rumsey Historical Map Collection). It was printed in Guadalajara in 1882, during a period marked by the rise of an educated middle class in Mexico and a growing demand for a sophisticated and diverse print culture that followed Euro-American trends. Importantly, it also includes details significant to the history of Mexico

This is a rare first edition. Further, enlarged editions were published in in 1884 and 1907.

The chart should not be confused with the Tabla Sincronológica de Historia Universal by Sebastian C. Adams, which is a Spanish version of Adams’s map published in New York.

Related products