Mapa de los Estados Unidos de Méjico

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Engraved map of the United States of Mexico and the surrounding areas. Major cities are marked and the Mexican states are outlined in color. Bodies of water and geographic features are also marked, with relief shown in hachures. Scale ca. 1:4,752,000 Near the lower-left of the page, there is a table showing distances between cities (Tabla de Distancias) and a table of statistical notes regarding size, population, etc. for each state (Tabla Estadistica). There is also an inset map in the lower-left corner titled "Carta de los Caminos &c. Desde Vera Cruz y Alvarado a Méjico" (Map of the Roads … continued below

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1 map : hand col. ; 79 x 110 cm.

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White, Gallaher & White May 31, 1828.

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  • White, Gallaher & White
    Publisher Info: "Lo publican White, Gallaher y White."
    Place of Publication: New York, New York

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  • Main Title: Mapa de los Estados Unidos de Méjico
  • Parallel Title: [Map of the United States of Mexico, 1828]
  • Added Title: Carta de los Caminos &c. Desde Vera Cruz y Alvarado a Méjico

Description

Engraved map of the United States of Mexico and the surrounding areas. Major cities are marked and the Mexican states are outlined in color. Bodies of water and geographic features are also marked, with relief shown in hachures. Scale ca. 1:4,752,000

Near the lower-left of the page, there is a table showing distances between cities (Tabla de Distancias) and a table of statistical notes regarding size, population, etc. for each state (Tabla Estadistica). There is also an inset map in the lower-left corner titled "Carta de los Caminos &c. Desde Vera Cruz y Alvarado a Méjico" (Map of the Roads etc. from Vera Cruz and Alvarado to Mexico). The inset has markings for geographic features as well as major roads and separate symbols for capitals, important cities, villages, and haciendas. Scale ca. 1:1,267,200

Physical Description

1 map : hand col. ; 79 x 110 cm.

Notes

"Entered according to Act of Congress May 31st, 1828 by White, Gallaher & White."

Full title in upper-right corner: Mapa de los Estados Unidos de Méjico, Sugun lo organizado y definido por las varias actas del Congreso de dicha República: y construido por las mejores autoridades.

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  • May 31, 1828

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  • Oct. 31, 2011, 2:11 p.m.

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White, Gallaher & White. Mapa de los Estados Unidos de Méjico, map, May 31, 1828; New York, New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth41376/: accessed June 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas at Arlington Library.

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