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THB[Western Americana - Map] General Map Showing the Countries Explored & Surveyed by the United States & Mexican Boundary Commi
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General Map Showing the Countries Explored & Surveyed by the United States & Mexican Boundary Commission in the Years 1850, 51, 52, & 53. Under the direction of John R. Bartlett. U.S. Commissioner. 16 x 20.5 in., uncolored. New York: J.H. Colton & Co. Territory covered is from the Falls of St. Anthony on the Upper Mississippi to the "toe" of Louisiana and part of the Gulf of Mexico; in the West, it covers the Baja peninsula, north to approximately the northern boundary of California today, and Mexico as far south as San Juan Guadalupe (Guadelupe) in the East and Guadalajara (spelled Guadalaxara) in the West.
The U.S.-Mexican Boundary Survey determined the border between the two countries, as determined after the Mexican American War (1848-1849). This map has a half-inch extension on the side for binding into a printed volume, although this copy was never included in one. Printed by Colton for inclusion in Bartlett's Personal Narrative of explorations and incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora and Chihuahua... (New York: D. Appleton, 1854).
The map is historically significant also for the notes included, such as the note in the Texas/Oklahoma panhandle region (today): "The whole country from the head waters of the Red, Brazos & Colorado Rivers to the Rio Pecos is a sterile and barren plain without water or Timber producing only a few stinted shrubs which are insufficient to sustain animal life...." It places Native villages, forts, elevations, and a number of landmarks that had been uncertain before. The map was also important for planning a possible southern route for the transcontinental railroad.
Minor toning along left edge, with light water stain in the margin. Otherwise, very good to excellent.Condition
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