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Author: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus
Title: Map of Mexico, Including Yucatan & Upper California, Exhibiting the Chief Cities and Towns, the Principal Travelling Routes &c.
Place Published: Philadelphia
Publisher:Published by S. Augustus Mitchell
Date Published: 1847
Description:

Lithographed map, hand colored. 82.3x59.7 cm (32¼x23¼") including decorative border, folding, without covers, in modern custom folding cloth case.

The third and final edition of this Mexican-American War map that enlarged in size and detail as the war progressed. The main map is essentially a simplified and adapted version of Mitchell's well-known 1846 New Map of Texas, Oregon and California with the Regions Adjoining. There are two added insets - at the top right corner is the "Battle Field of Monterey" (15x16 cm); below the main map is a large "Map of the Principal Roads from Vera Cruz and Alvarado to the City of Mexico, Including the Valley of Mexico, Mountains, Plains, Volcanoes, Lakes, &c." (20x9.8 cm). At the bottom of the map is a "Profile of the Road Between Mexico and Vera Cruz" (17x59.8 cm) showing elevations and also having a table showing altitudes at which various crops flourish. On the main map, Mexican States and other regions are colored in shades of orange, yellow, green, pink and blue. There is a bright red outline around Texas in its Emory conformation, with a greatly extended panhandle. Indian Territory is also located. There are flags on the map marking locations of battlefields such as those at the Alamo, San Jacinto, Resaca de la Palma, Palo Alto, Monterey and Cerro Gordo.

This map is part of a series of popular maps published by Mitchell during the Mexican-American War, detailing the seminal events unfolding in the American West. He developed this folding map of Mexico with Texas very boldly outlined in its relative position. The map was very much meant to be a war map, with very minimal topographical information other than main roads, towns, political divisions and rivers. Mitchell consistently updated this map as news of events arrived, with flags indicating the sties of recent battles and other details such as rivers, towns, tribes and even Mayan ruins.

Expertly repaired and reinforced at folds, a well-restored map in very good or better condition.