MAP OF THE SOUTH-WESTERN PORTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF SONORA AND CHIHUAHUA. ILLUSTRATING TRAVELS BY DR. W.A. BELL
London, England: Chapman & Hall, 1870. Map. Map of W. A. Bell's travels and the Southwestern portion of the U.S. shortly after The Civil War. Geographical relief is highlighted with brown hyposemetric tinting that is referenced in a key in the map's top right corner. Map: 13.5 in. x 14.5 in.Paper: 14 in. x 15.5 in., with reduced margins on the far right side due to a jagged edge-cut when removed from the Journal. Three vertical and one horizontal fold line as published. Tanning along vertical lines, particularly the right fold. :ight age-toning to paper with mild creases at bottom covrners. Older, professionally-applied strengthening tape to fold lines on verso. Map was printed on the paper at a very slight tilt. Good Plus. Item #100472
Map of the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico, issued in the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society as a part of Dr. William A. Bell's article. Red lines show territorial and state boundaries and Bell’s 1867–68 route to San Francisco around "Lower California" (Baja) to Sonora and the Arizona/New Mexico Territories in the years of transcontinental railroad completion. This map was published by Ravenstein specifically for this Journal publication.
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