URUGUAY

URUGUAY.

150th anniversary of the Topography Directorate, 1831-1981. 
Stylized map of Uruguay.
Stamp issued on 03.12.1981.
Face value: 2 Uruguayan new pesos.
Design: Rubens Barragán.
Printing: Offeset lithography.
Printed by Imprenta Nacional, Montevideo.
Print: 100,000 copies.

Catalogues
- Michel No. 1635.
- Scott No. 1116.
- StampWorld No. 1634.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1793.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1095.

The National Topography Directorate (Dirección Nacional de Topografía) of the Ministry of Transportation and Public Works of Uruguay, located in Montevideo, was founded on December 3, 1831 with the creation of a Topographic Commission that was to draw up the first topographic chart of the country and with other objectives in the medium and long term, including carrying out studies, works and reports on surveying for the State, producing and maintaining the basic cartography of the entire country and preserving, guarding and managing basic geographic data of the national territory. From the foundation, a National Archive of Measurement Plans was established.