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Auction 136, Lot 366

"Carte des Etats Unis du Mexique", Thierry

Subject: Southwest United States & Mexico

Period: 1835 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
12 x 8.8 inches
30.5 x 22.4 cm
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An attractive map that shows the Southwest to Mexico, the Yucatan and Guatemala. This map was made just before Texas declared its independence in 1836, and shows Texas as a province within Mexico. Topography is denoted by hachure, and many native tribes are noted. The title is embellished with flourishes and four distance scales.

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Condition: A

There are binding holes in the top margin, well away from the image.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Unsold

Closed on 6/1/2011

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