Paris: l'Abbe Antoine Francois Prevost, 1957. Map. Original copper plate engraving with modern coloring. Image measures 10 1/8" x 13 1/2". This map of the central portion of Mexico dates from the colonial period of Mexican history. It extends from Durango and Tamaclipa in the north to Mexaltepec and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in the south. Mexico City is marked near the center of the map in proximity to a large lake, outlined in blue. Pictorial mountains fill the spaces..... More

Paris: Bellin, 1764. Map. Engraving with hand-coloring. Image measures 8 1/2" x 6". Sheet measures 9 1/4 x 7 1/2". This detailed map shows the Port of Veracruz in Mexico in the middle of the 18th century. Founded in the 1500s by Hernan Cortes, the city became one of the wealthiest cities in New Spain. On this sea chart, however, the city's appearance in the lower left corner makes it secondary to the islands off the coast that are the..... More

Map. Engraving. 8" x 12 1/4". This lovely map of southern Mexico and Central America by Rigobert Bonne covers the region from Panama north as far as the tip of Baja Mexico and Cabo San Lucas. Beautifully detailed, the map notes several important towns, rivers, mountain ranges, lakes, and other topographical and geographical features. Identifies Merida, Acapulco, Cozumel, Mexico City, etc. The map is in very good condition with minimal wear along the centerfold and some foxing at places. Rigobert..... More

Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1822. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 15"x 14.5", image plus text measures 16.5" x 20.5". This map of Mexico combines a detailed topographical and political rendering with information pertaining to history, climate and culture. It was published in 1822, shortly before Austin's arrival in Texas and immediately prior to Mexico's independence from Spain. The index of the map includes cities, rivers, military posts, and mines, and information about exploration and Indian population is..... More

Carey & Warner. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. 8.25" x 10.5". Shows some light foxing and a small tear at bottom right that extends to neat-line. In very good condition. A map that identifies areas within North America without political borders. Eastern states and western territories are shown along with tribal regions including Snake Nation (Shoshone), Chicasas (Chickasee), Apacheria (Apache), Pimeria (Pima), Nabajo (Navajo), and Dog Ribbed Indians (Tlicho), among others. The area west of the Mississippi River is shown..... More

Paris: Henri Chatelain. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. 16.75" x 18.75". In very good condition. Central Mexico and Mexico City with four engraved views including an Aztec human sacrifice image on one sheet. From Chatelain's "Atlas Historique", featuring a map of Mexico, a map of the Lake of Mexico, and four views, each accompanied by text: "Le Grande Temple de Mexique", "Dances appelles Mitoles", "Idole de Viztzili" (depicting a human sacrifice), and "La Ville de Mexique". Henri Abraham Chatelain (1684..... More

Geneva: Hans Heinrich Mullhaupt, 1862. Case map. Original engraving. Mounted on linen, dissected into 24 section. Publisher's engraved stamp on verso. Image measures 22.5 x 21.5". Page measures 26.75 x 24". This map of the Valley of Mexico (Anahuac) extends from Tampico just south of Veracruz, and includes Mexico City. Topography is the map's main subject, and fine engraving. Shows wonderful details of the highlands in the region of South East Mexico with elevations shown by hachure marks. Includes the..... More

Philadelphia: P.S. Duval, 1847. Map. Hand colored engraving. Image measures 12 x 16.5". This map of Mexico depicts the area of highlands in the central region of the country. Published circa 1847, it dates to the period of the Mexican-American War, and in particular the Invasion of Vera Cruz, in which Edmund Lafayette Hardcastle, the mapmaker, participated. Hardcastle then prepared the map for the U.S. War Department, Corps of Engineers in the wake of the fall of Mexico City in..... More

Nuremburg: Homann, Johann Baptist. Map. Copper engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 18.75" x 22.5". This striking circa 1720 map by Johann Baptist Homann extends from the Great Lakes southward to include Florida, West Indies, Central America, up to Venezuela, and from New Mexico to the eastern seaboard. Based on the 1703 Delisle map of Mexico and Florida, this map includes information from the explorations of La Salle, Bienville, Le Sueur, d'Iberville, Lederer, and other early travelers. The most..... More

Hartford: F.J. Huntington, 1830. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. 11.25" x 8.5". Some light wear at edges, image unaffected. In very good condition. A map of North America from the atlas The Malte-Brun School Geography by S. Goodwin Goodrich (Hartford, 1835). Shows Mexico extending from modern-day Texas to Utah and northern California, Alaska as Russian Possessions, and the United States extending north of Vancouver Island. More

London: Laurie and Whittle, 1794. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 19" x 24.75". Map of the south eastern portion of Mexico's coast, including the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Beautiful topographic features, major roads and rhumb lines. From Jefferys' "West India Atlas", originally published by Sayer & Bennett in 1775. Full original margins, a few ink stains around plate line. Thomas Jefferys (1710-1771) was one of the most important and prolific mapmakers of his era with particular focus on North..... More

Philadelphia: P.S. Duval Lith. 1850. Battle plan. Page measures 14.5 x 20.75 inches. This is an uncolored military survey outlining the operations of the US Army during the Battle of Molino del Rey. This battle was one of the bloodiest in the entire Mexican-American War, and was between General Antonio Leon and General William J. Worth. The Americans won this battle, but the loss of life was so severe that it might as well have been a defeat (this is..... More

London: J. Luffman, 1819. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. 11.25" x 9". Some foxing and light wear at edges that does not affect the image. In very good condition. An interesting map of North America. The United States is shown extending to the Mississippi River and is bordered by Louisiana, west of which is New Mexico, extending northward to present day North Dakota and Montana. Westward still is New Albion, and the Baja Peninsula is identified as California. A manuscript..... More