Map of the state of Magdalena, Colombia (1864)

Milhaud 2025-01-10
Map of the state of Magdalena, Colombia (1864)

This map was created by Colombian cartographers Manuel María Paz and Manuel Ponce de León in 1864 and published in 1865 in the Atlas of the United States of Colombia. The map depicts the state of Magdalena during the period of the United States of Colombia and before the territorial reform that divided Colombia into departments in 1905.

The former state of Magdalena bordered the state of Bolívar to the west, the state of Santander to the south-east, Venezuela to the east and the Caribbean Sea to the north. The capital was located in the city of Santa Marta.

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