Mount Chimborazo Shown From Riobamba, Ecuador by Frederic Edwin Church, 1857 Size:A0 (841x1189mm) The map's design is a

The map's design is a harmonious blend of art and cartography

The land narrows at the Isthmus of Tehuantepec into a noticeable low saddle — the Chivela Pass — where the mountains briefly relent before rising again in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas

The map also emphasizes cultural aspects by including costumed figures and notable landmarks

these were aspirational names—ports humming with steamships

is a central landmark of the area

Mount Chimborazo Shown From Riobamba, Ecuador by Frederic Edwin Church, 1857 Size:A0 (841x1189mm) The map's design is aFrederic Edwin Churchs Mount Chimborazo Shown From Riobamba, Ecuador (1857) captures the awe of the Andean cordillera at a moment when artists and scientists alike were enthralled by South Americas sublime landscapes. Painted during Churchs travels in the region, this dramatic study presents the snow capped mass of Chimborazo rising above the highland city of Riobamba, contrasting human settlement in the sunlit valley with the immense, glacial summit