New-York tribune., 1896-03-30
MARKHAM VS.. PHILLIPS.
wwO DISTINGUISHED AUTHORITIES DIE.
FER ON THE SUBJECT OF
CERTAIN MAPS.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL
SOCIETY IN SARCASTIC Moop-ruE .c.p
BIOGRAPHICAL EXPERT" OF THE LIBRARY
OF CONGRESS- RETURNS TO THE CHARGE
Markham president OF the Royal Geographtcal So
Getty, has sent to First Assistant Secretary OF
state Rockhil-himsef a distinguished geographer
traveller and author-a letter. in which he attempts
10 set himself right with respect to an interview
With 2. Lee Phillips, which appeared in the issus
Of The Tribune of February o. and sought TO point
out several into which the DISTINGUISHED
president OF the Royal Geographical Society rad
fallen in discussing the subject OF maps of British
Guiana. The letter is follows
p Lee Phillips the 'cartographcal expert" of the
criticisms on my letter to The London ines Of
February {, on the subject Of MAPS of British
legged inaccuracies leave room to doubt the sound
ness Of my conSusions II l had made two
three mistakes about the dates of maps. such
1865 for 1902, they would not affect the argument
in n 80 me But Mr. Says no, i Wde ire N
every case. refer to the Hondius Atlas ana my
never published an atlas of his making. That
is So yet IL is perfectly correct quote the atlas
says S he Of Atlas
b 1870 and. and not ., as give ssf It, 1881 ISL tn The Ss Gate 1851 is
.Biaeuw Atlas should be 1867 and not 1905. He IS
wrons again. The date 1865 on the book. lie ap
Jahson MSns and Moll follow Baeuw. because Janson
w1s ,sKe h same ew as ay he
lacks my date Of 1863 for the Samson map and says
lsss ss" is on the map itself Mr. Phillips does not
TO be that IN an 9o old ina atlas s the m9pS
such critical blunders, made with 50 much
parade under Startling headings are misleading mis-
been made, they would have been trivial and unim-
2oraA't, ,so, a., INV ,e,.er ~ "The Times was 10
classify the maps. and make the subject intell.gi
PIE is nso4Sr and ia to uVSf
they all be traced to one original therefore
0d BE be ssa to f9 5 hssd that all
!, Ancient maps. on which native names name ere are
Trfn over M ths Fact tSa % the region had not been
occup by spaniards before the Dutch came His His
group Or,el:us is the type ~ .,.
Maps Showing that the Dutch a settlement n ,bt o.
group D Awhile is the type. , ,- l.,
4 Maps showing the extreme Spanish claim IN
i775 of which Cruz Cano is the type: ,r,..,s
l. Maps showing English discoveries and surveys surveys
since 1884 OF which the Government map compiled
nthorraphed iss have had the pleasure of send
ing copy Of this important map 70 MI sus''"
{ II viii be seen that microscopic criticisms about
dates Of old maps. even II they were wei iounoeu leo
general conclusions which must be derived from an
Intelligent review Of the evidence OF maps as d
/ was not consciously influenced by any feeling ieeine
beyond the desire 10 make comp.Gareu no.ssn baS
been thinking of it, would have LED me TO seer as
always have done, the highest at'aihaoie a00u'"0'
IN the statement OF facts
This letter by Mr. Markham was submitted ny
,,s corresnondent OF The Tribune TO Mr.. Philips,
who replied as follows:
Mr. Markham ignores in his letter the 81 imsr
made % on his sItsS AeTcse sye No oS
Nova Descrpto." and which he had called map
oi Sn.s ha ssv ANYTHING IN explanation or his
very S' erroneous IRON Statement hat The Ts' SPanss n
map which acknoSledge1s 1 sH;shs mhsn isrT as matter Of
fact this map st pubsfea IN Madsd 5SufR n
ia in ,Tas Gsmas nenevsI E 4aa0'a 5nai
dated 1853 reproduces this map ana also 'p""''
edsn sn o, M 1s MsqRSam said in his Times letter
s Andausis, Is fs2eassa rep IS s5 an and i
nap Se oa a. matter Of fact Desles map Of sSu,h
wen krow3 sr,e 70 ssss s ia rsr II
i must be pardoned If again m dssen, lss me 'nd ea
Mr. u .Des
persons unimportant facts mus, pisa unusual
sac accepting his other statements as cor
rect. s., ", Markham calls my
.: ss49Hi e :s,.s s
shss they hsvs sss ssen Mn asf
pss ps wrong in refer to Me- Ne f9ndps PSps
and Hons,1s sevsf Is
making That is So yet by m Is the Hondus
Shades Of pJ0sec' ySar
work! Dibd.n. thou great n'otosIa,h sn an,hor lost
wo1a tneu ne an say HSnscrupulous editor or publisher:
MI Markham. in connection ,salorues" w'In II re-
rnembep Correctly and have is doubt tina. mas tbe dU
tne oS ao ovolume catalogue OF maps OF the br.esn %
Museum. which think most nsorTeSi bsIn az o, &C ead
icsn maps quoted 1t only as i osi on 0 ssonenc.
snd reearded the map of TOO little consequence
70 make original research ..o rnsnv NJ them
sx;endns through numerous editions ny snISs' Is
~ Warkham quote the map in the ediiioH rd u, % a.
Men the Guiana map Of such interest y M Is2S'a
his Theare du Monde kSa Su n0uvft o know OWN that the
ap published in the recent British .e Bue nESS
(Nene5ueica' bv Rlaeuw 1910 is taken bodily from
u De Leafs "Sieuwe Wsrsidt Sse Ss5 Bescnr''V'"s"s
van west-Indien Tet Leyden; .p 100 vbv should Mr.
Markhsm attach much importance 70 ,rom rn9 his
sa,.,or7 n dlfers In way whatsoeVer Iio Ies7
ran "Guiane Divisee Guane ct Carinane; r
published in his hX%eraiSss 1exT is57 en- no io when il
40 10 decision in disputed bonndary ahss
don the original published map oreroductions