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Auction 184, Lot 362

"Mexico or New Spain, in Which the Expedition of Cortes May Be Traced", Hall, Sidney

Subject: Southern United States & Mexico

Period: 1820 (circa)

Publication: Robertson's History of America

Color: Black & White

Size:
10.8 x 8.3 inches
27.4 x 21.1 cm
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This reduced version of Kitchin's map first published in 1777 provides excellent detail in the Southwest and extends along the southern coast to Florida. Texas is a part of the larger region of San Luis Potosi. It shows the range of the Apache, Hopi (Moqui), Teguas, Chocktaw tribes, and a few more. Includes good detail of watersheds and topography. Northern California is New Albion and the area to the east is blank. The Great Salt Lake is alluded to with a shaded area labeled "Lake the western limits of which are unknown." The map includes the inset "Environs of Mexico City," which details the bridges in the Lake of Mexico.

References: cf. Wheat (TMW) #172.

Condition: A

Issued folding on a bright sheet with a few faint spots along the folds.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $70

Closed on 9/15/2021

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