Beschreibung:

Engraved pocket map (40 1/8 x 29 5/8 in.; 1018 x 752 mm), full contemporary handcoloring, engraved vignette of the federal seal of Mexico, large inset “Carta de los caminos &c. desde Vera Cruz y Alvarado a Méjico,” five smaller insets: “Diagram of the Battle Ground [of Buena Vista] Feb 22d and 23d 1847,” “Plan of Monterey and its Environs,” “Map showing the Battle Grounds of the 8th and 9th May 1846 by J. H. Eaton,” “Chart of the Bay of Vera Cruz drawn by order of V. Admiral Baudin,” and “Tampico and its Environs,” two tables (Tabla de Distancias, Tabla Estadistica). Tipped within original brown cloth binding with English language title ("Map of the Republic of Mexico") on front cover. Handsomely framed and glazed with UVIII Plexiglass. Some light discoloration at central fold, repaired tear with stain at lower right corner.