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M. Murguia [Map of the part of the valley of Mexico which has been a field of battle]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00155.02 Author/Creator: M. Murguia Place Written: Portal del Aguila de Oro, Mexico Type: Map Date: 1847 Pagination: 1 map : docket ; 34 x 39 cm. Order a Copy

Black-inked lithograph map of Mexico with route of armies in brown, blue and green inks. Denotes military travel during August and September of 1847. On back, note by Wellington Cleveland Burnett explaining locations. On front, cardinal directions written in margins by Burnett. Captions written in English, French, and Spanish. Mounted on cardboard backing with frame, mounted size is 40.8 x 46 cm.

Burnett, Wellington Cleveland, 1829-1907
Murguía, M., fl. 1847

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