Dec 06, 2007 - Sale 2131

Sale 2131 - Lot 110

Price Realized: $ 420
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
(MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR.) McClellan, Captain Goerge B. Battle of Cerro Gordo. Lithographed folding battle plan, with routes and positions in added color; 490x600 mm sheet size; few soft extraneous creases. Washington, circa 1847

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McClellan is said to have surveyed the area of the famous battle in the days before it began. The battle marked the first major opposition of Mexican forces (under Santa Anna) to the United States army.