(MEXICO) Berlandier Luis; and Rafael Chovel Diario de viage

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(MEXICO.) Berlandier, Luis; and Rafael Chovel. Diario de viage de la Comision de Limites Frontispiece plate. 298, [1] pages. 8vo, contemporary 1/2 calf over marbled boards, moderate wear; front endpapers renewed, moderate wear and staining in margins of plate, page 271 printed defectively (facsimile tipped in), minor dampstaining, rear hinge split; later owner's signature on flyleaf and his inked stamp on page 21. Mexico, 1850

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The published diary of the Mexican Boundary Commission which in 1827 set out to determine the border between Texas and the United States. Includes the portrait plate of General Mier y Terán, not found in all copies. Graff 278; Howes B279 ("aa"); Jenkins, Basic Texas Books 14; Palau 27991; Sabin 12892; Streeter 781n; Wagner-Camp 178a.