Unpublished manuscript maps & plans of the 17th to early 19th century showing Argentine coastal areas including ports, layouts of colonial towns & local property boundaries.

OUTES, Felix. Cartas y planos inéditos de los siglos XVII y XVIII y del primer decenio de XIX, conservados en el archivo de la dirección de geodesia, catastro y mapa de la provincia de Buenos Aires, con una regesta y observaciones críticasFolio. Buenos Aires, Jacobo Peuser, 1930. 45 + [3]p. With 52 plates, several folding. Contemporary vellum boards, publisher's printed wrappers bound in. Unpublished manuscript maps and plans of the 17th to early 19th century showing coastal areas including ports together with layouts of early towns (Córdoba, Tucumán, Salta, La Paz) and local property boundaries. Each is individually catalogued and described with measurements, state of preservation, and extensive bibliographical reference. 3 indexes provide names of persons, places and a 6-part classification of the maps - I. General regional maps; II. 'Hidrográficas' - ports, rivers and coast lines; III. Specific areas considered important - the southern border of Buenos Aires, reconquered land in the department of S. Miguel; IV. Plans of cities and towns, see above; V. 'Colonia del Sacramento'; VI. 'Parcelamiento de tierras' - designated plots of land; included is a 1774 map of Buenos Aires with allotments of land ownership named, similarly 5 maps show properties along the River Plate, and there is a map of an extensive private estate. The work is published by the Instituto de Investigaciones Geográficas (Serie B, Documentos Cartográficos no 3); the author was a director of the Institute. Text lightly foxed, maps in fresh condition, on handmade paper. Palau 207379.…