A Map of the United States of Mexico: Tanner, 1846

Title: A Map of the United States of Mexico Author: Henry S. Tanner Date: 1846 Condition: See bottom of description  Inches: 28 7/8 x 22 1/2 [Image] Centimeters: 73.34 x 57.15 [Image] Product ID: 308123 Scarce Large-Scale Map of Mexico and the Southwest at the Outbreak of War Third edition, 1846. Engraved folding pocket map with bright hand-coloring detailing the southwestern portion of North America, including all of Mexico. According to Rumsey, an earlier edition of this map is believed to have been the basis for the White, Gallaher & White Mapa de los Estados Unidos de Mejico that was copied by Disturnell and used in negotiations for the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1847. Of the five recorded editions, this one is considered to be the most significant as it was published on the eve of the Mexican-American War when curiosity and interest in Mexico were at their zenith. It features two table insets providing a Statistical Table and a Table of Distances, and a map