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Maxwell Land Grant : Patented May 19, 1879
- Description
- Alt. title from cover. Rand McNally & Co. printed this prospectus which includes a small Matthews Northrop & Co. map of the land grant. This was originally a Mexican land grant to two Mexican families, Maxwell bought them out and obtained title through an April 1887 Court decision. The second incorporated map shows the irrigated section of the property. Submap: Irrigated lands; Colorado and New Mexico. Vignettes: 10 or more scenes both photographic and hand drawn. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Sales text on the Maxwell Land Grant.
- Date
- ca. 1888
- Call number
- 308901
- Dimensions
- 41 x 88 cm folded to 20 x 12 cm
