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Matthew Carey: Mexico or New Spain
Title: Mexico or New Spain Map Maker: Matthew Carey
Description: One of the earliest maps of Mexico (including Texas and New Mexico) published in America. Carey's maps reflects the information from Alexander von Humboldt's seminal map of Mexico, but pre-dates Pike. Extends North to show Lake Timpanagos and covers most of Colorado and New Mexico, as well as providing details in Texas, including the naming of Bejax, Cibola, Provincia, S Josef, Nuestra Sra del Rosario, Galveston Bay and the name Texas. The detail along the Rio Grande and in Southern Arizona is also excellent. This is the first regional map of the Southwest and Mexico to be published in an American atlas. Condition Description: Spotting at centerfold and fold split at right part of centerfold.
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