But the most alert cartographers, particularly between 1880 and 1895, could not keep their maps abreast of the news of discovery as it came to Europe.

STIELER, a celebrated German cartographer, born at Gotha; his atlases are deservedly held in high esteem for their excellence (1775-1836).

This error was copied by some later cartographers, including Mercator, until about 1740, when "Viticos" disappeared from all maps of Peru.