Mapa De Los Estados Unidos De Méjico : Segun Lo Organizado Y Definido Por Las Varias Actas Del Congreso De Dicha República Y Construido Por Las Mejores Autoridades 1847

Old map of Mexico, Southwest, New, United States.

Created by John Disturnell in 1847.

• Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
• Area covered includes the southwestern part of the present United States.
• Handwritten in lower margin: 8th edition.
• Prime meridian: Washington.
• Includes distance and statistical tables, 2 profiles: Profile of the route between Mexico and Vera Cruz and Profile of the route between Mexico and Acapulco, and illustration.
• Inset maps: Map showing the battle grounds of the 8th and 9th May 1846 / by J.H. Eaton -- Chart of the Bay of Vera Cruz / drawn by order of V. Admiral Baudin -- Plan of Monterey and its environs -- Tampico and its environs.
• Eighth edition of J. Disturnell map. See A la Carte, Selected papers on Maps and Atlases, GA231.R5, pages 212-221 for various editions.
• When affixed to the cloth backing the map sheet was sectioned to 32 panels to enable folding.
• The map cover (marbled stiff-paper) is affixed to the cloth backing in 2 separate panels.
• Copy This map has some imperfections: fold lined, use-worn, foxed, torn at fold lines, annotated in red ink, hemmed at edges with green fabric. We'll do our best to restore the image before printing.

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