(MEXICAN MANUSCRIPTS) Deed of a mine in Zacatecas with hand

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(MEXICAN MANUSCRIPTS.) Deed of a mine in Zacatecas, with hand drawn map. Folding handcolored manuscript map, 16 x 20 inches. [51] manuscript leaves. Folio, 12 x 8 1/2 inches, modern 1/4 gilt calf; minor wear, 3 short tears at folds of map. Zacatecas, 1820

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A packet of documents involving claims to a Zacatecas mine involving Lieutenant Colonel Manuel de Abreú. Most noteworthy is a large color plat map showing the disputed territory. It names the "Mina de San Christobal" and "Mina de Gachupi[ne]s," with a lowercase "a" and "b" denoting a disputed corner point in the main lot.