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Source Description
Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
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Document identity
localId
4m90fj59j
label
A correct map of the seat of war in Mexico
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
4m90fj59j
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
A correct map of the seat of war in Mexico
description
Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
date
["1847"]
year
1847
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_011793
creators
Bruff, Joseph Goldsborough, 1804-1889
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Monterrey, Battle of, Monterrey, Mexico, 1846--Maps
Mexican War, 1846-1848--Campaigns--Mexico--Maps
Mexico--Maps
Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave, Mexico)--Maps
Tampico (Tamaulipas, Mexico)--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Mexico
North and Central America
Tamaulipas
Tampico
Veracruz
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
Mexico
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
New York ; [New York]
publisher
J. Disturnell, ; E. Jones & G.W. Newman.
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
23
schema:longitude
-102
extent
1 map ; 61 x 48 cm
notes
Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
Shows portion of Mexico involved in the Battle of Monterrey with historical notes; cities, roads, rivers, and troop movement.
Includes 2 illustrations: American eagle at head of "Table of Distances," and cavalryman with United States flag; text: "Memorandum of the Battles of 8th & 9th May;" legend: "Explanation" of symbols used; and table of "Heights of Towns & Mountains."
"Entered according to Act of Congress, in the Year 1847, by J.G. Bruff, in the Clerk's Office of the Distt. Court of the Southern Distt. of New York."
Insets: Plan of Monterey -- Map showing the battle grounds of the 8th and 9th May 1846 -- Tampico and its environs -- Chart of the Bay of Vera Cruz.
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no
dcId
4m90fj59j
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map
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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9c28670d7fc66d65