Nov 06, 2014 - Sale 2364

Sale 2364 - Lot 471

Price Realized: $ 1,375
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Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
(MEXICO--1844.) Colección de itinerarios para diferentes puntos de la República Mexicana, formados por la seccion de geografia y estadística de la Plana Mayor del Ejército. 28, 9 pages. Folio, original printed wrappers, moderate wear; a bit dog-eared, minimal foxing. México: J.M. Lara, 1844
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Of greatest interest is the 9-page appendix which offers a series of detailed itineraries between San Luis Potosí and various points in Texas, accompanied by comments on the state of the roads. For example, the itinerary from the Rio Grande to Bejar concludes with comments on Ciudad San Antonio Bejar: "Camino plano por un llano llamado de Leon: el paso de este rio es vadeable en las secas." Mexico had just recently invaded Texas in the Mier Expedition, perhaps explaining why the military prepared these detailed routes.
The 28-page first section consists entirely on tables of distances between various cities in Mexico. Palau 56534; Streeter Texas II:1001. No other copies known at auction. with--a separately printed double-page itinerary of two short routes from Veracruz issued by the Seccion de Estadistica Militar, with the facing titles "Itinerario por Leguas de Veracruz a Orizava" and "Itinerario por Leguas de Veracruz a Perote." Minor dampstaining and wear; no other copies traced.