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North America, Sheet XV. Utah, New Mexico, Texas, California, etc., and the northern states of Mexico . . .(Walker, J. & C. Sculp. Edward Stanford, Pub., under the Superintendence of the Society for Diffusion of Useful Knowledge), 1868?

 Item
Identifier: MC 55
North America, Sheet XV, Utah, New Mexico, Texas, California, &c., and the northern states of Mexico . . . .
North America, Sheet XV, Utah, New Mexico, Texas, California, &c., and the northern states of Mexico . . . .

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This cartographic collection was the gift of the estate of the late Midland oilman, George T. Abell. Mr Abell was interested travel, geography, the geology of the petroleum industry, and the history of the Southwest and the maps reflect these as well as other subjects. The collection contains over a hundred maps which range in date from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. Notably, the collection also contains a 1573 copy of Abraham Ortelius's Theatrvm orbis terrarvm, considered by some as the first modern atlas of the world. The collection includes maps of the world, the British Isles, Pacific Ocean, North and South America, The Western Hemisphere, and the United States.

Dates

  • 1868?

Creator

Extent

From the Collection: 115 Sheets

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

drawer 4

Materials Specific Details

State boundaries outlined by hand (?). A note in northern Nevada states that the rivers "have no outlet to the sea," and another that the Great Basin is "between 4000 & 5000 feet above the sea." State/territory boundaries date the map after 1866 when Arizona acquired its southern tip; Arizona became a separate territory in 1863. Map is stained on the right margin.

Dimensions

31x 38.2 cm.

Repository Details

Part of the Archives and Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library Repository

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