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Map Map of Bolivia, Showing Forest and Agriculture Areas, and Mineral Localities.

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Title

  • Map of Bolivia, Showing Forest and Agriculture Areas, and Mineral Localities.

Summary

  • This 1912 map shows the agricultural, forest, and mineral wealth of Bolivia. Mineral production is shown as located mainly in the western part of the country, in or near the Andes Mountains. The locations of mines producing antimony, bismuth, copper, gold, lead, silver, wolfram, and tin, Bolivia's most important mineral product, are indicated. Tin was mined in the departments of Cochabamba, La Paz, Oruro, and Potosí. Production boomed in the late-19th century--early 20th century, as the extension of the rail line to Oruro made possible the export of large amounts of ore to Europe. By 1912, the year this map was made, 115 tin mines were operating in Bolivia, annually producing more than 38,000 metric tons of ore. The heavily forested parts of the country east of the mountains are identified as rubber-producing regions, while cattle production is concentrated in the lowlands near the border with Brazil. Completed and proposed railroads are indicated, including the lines running south from the capital city of La Paz to the Chilean Pacific ports of Arica and Antofagasta.

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Eckert Lithographing Company, 1912.

Headings

  • -  Bolivia
  • -  1912
  • -  Agriculture
  • -  Forests and forestry
  • -  Mines and mineral resources
  • -  Railroads
  • -  Rubber industry

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "Scale 1 inch to 4,224,000 feet"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 map : color ; 51 x 46 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: Columbus Memorial Library, Organization of American States.
  • -  Content in English.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021668480

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Map of Bolivia, Showing Forest and Agriculture Areas, and Mineral Localities. Washington, D.C.: Eckert Lithographing Company, 1912. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668480/.

APA citation style:

(1912) Map of Bolivia, Showing Forest and Agriculture Areas, and Mineral Localities. Washington, D.C.: Eckert Lithographing Company. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668480/.

MLA citation style:

Map of Bolivia, Showing Forest and Agriculture Areas, and Mineral Localities. Washington, D.C.: Eckert Lithographing Company, 1912. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668480/>.