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mssHM 15007
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This manuscript contains various descriptions of the Mexican province of Sonora, written by Father Juan Nantvig (also spelled Nentuig) during the last half of the 18th century. In Spanish.
mssHM 4267
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Covers the rivers draining from the southern Rockies. Place and date of publication obtained from Wheat, Mapping the Transmississippi West. MS notes: 3/10/ C. 77473 Geo. Prime meridian: Tenerife. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: Wheat, Mapping the Transmississippi West, map 232, vol. 1.
77473
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This manuscript is an English translation of a letter from the Conde de Revillagigedo to the Duque de Alcudia, dated 1793, April 12, outlining various details related to the exploration of California and other regions of New Spain. The translation was done in 1898, April 22, and is signed by Francisco de Thoma, the translator. Pages 1 and 3 are missing.
mssHM 296
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Enclosed in: 1772, Jan. 28. Galvez, Joseph de, Marques de la Sonora to Antonio Maria Bucareli y Ursua
GA 607
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Alt. title from cover. The treaty map used to settle the border after the Mexican American War. Insets: Table de distancias; Table estadística; Carta de los caminos &c desde Vera Cruz y Alvarado a Méjico; Map showing the battle grounds of the 8th and 9th May 1846, by J.H. Eaton ...; Plan of Monterey and its environs; Chart of the bay of Vera Cruz ...; Tampico and its environs; Profile of the route between Mexico and Vera Cruz; Profile of the route between Mexico and Acapulco. Area covered includes the southwestern part of the present United States. Submaps: Battle ground of May 8 & 9, 1846; Paln of Monterey and its environs; Tampico and its Environs; Chart of the Bay of Vera Cruz drawn by order of V. Admiral Bandin; Catra de los Caminos &c. desde Vera Cruz y Alvarado A Mejico. Tabla de Distancoas. Tabla Estadistica. Profile of the route between Mexico and Vera Cruz. Profile of the route between Mexico and Acapulco. Cartouche: Mexican Eagle rising. Prime meridian: Washington. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography.
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