1891 Perron map LA PAZ, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO (#32)

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1891 Perron map LA PAZ, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO (#32)
Nice small map titled
La Paz,
from wood engraving with fine  detail and clear impression, nice hand coloring. Overall size approx. 16 x 16 cm, image size approx. 11  x 8 cm. From
La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes
, 19 vol. (1875-94), great work of Elisee Reclus. Cartographer is Charles Perron.
La Paz
city, capital of Baja California Sur estado (state), northwestern Mexico. It  lies about 40 feet (12 metres) above sea level on sheltered La Paz Bay of the  Gulf of California (also called Sea of Cortez) and has a hot dry climate.  Spaniards charted the bay in 1533, but a Jesuit mission was not established  there until 1720; it was abandoned some 30 years later because of the harsh  climate, Indian uprisings, and the loss of much of the local population to  introduced diseases. Pearl diving and mining continued to attract Spanish  interests, and a permanent settlement was founded in 1811. La Paz became the  territorial capital in 1829.
La Paz has been a popular tourist destination since the mid-1970s, when an  international airport was completed and the Transpeninsular Highway from the  U.S.-Mexico border was paved. Attractions, in addition to its sunny beaches and  beautiful bay, include sport fishing (marlin, sailfish, tuna, and others),  aquatic sports, and excursions to nearby islands for diving and wildlife  observation. Manufactures include plastics and clothing. La Paz is also a  commercial fishing port, a regional transportation centre, and a market for  agricultural products from the surrounding countryside, including corn (maize),  wheat, beans, cotton, and cattle. La Paz may be reached by road and air links as  well as by automobile ferry from the Mexican mainland. Pop. (2000) 162,954;  (2010) 215,178.