Map Boundary between the United States & Mexico No. 3

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About this Item

Title

  • Boundary between the United States & Mexico

Other Title

  • Boundary between the United States and Mexico
  • Rio Bravo del Norte section of boundary between the United States & Mexico

Names

  • United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers
  • Emory, William H. (William Hemsley), 1811-1887, surveyor
  • Siebert, Selmar, engraver

Created / Published

  • [Washington D.C.] : [Corps of Topographical Engineers], [1852-1853]

Contents

  • Map no. 1. Agreed upon by the Joint Commission under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo / surveyed in 1852-53 under the direction of Bvt. Major W.H. Emory, Corps of Topographical Engineers, Chief Astronomer and Surveyor ; verified by Geo. Thom, Capt. Topl. Engrs. ; drawn by F. Herbst & Thos. Jekyll ; engr. by Selmar Siebert (3 copies, 1 photocopy) -- Map no. 2. Agreed upon by the Joint Commission under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo / surveyed in 1852-53 under the direction of Bvt. Major W.H. Emory, Corps of Topographical Engineers, Chief Astronomer and Surveyor ; verified by N. Michler, Lt. Topl. Engrs. U.S.A. ; drawn by F. Herbst ; engr. by Selmar Siebert. Includes relief (2 copies, 1 photocopy) -- Map no. 2. Agreed upon by the Joint Commission under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo / surveyed in 1852-53 under the direction of Bvt. Major W.H. Emory, Corps of Topographical Engineers, Chief Astronomer and Surveyor ; drawn by F. Herbst ; engr. by Selmar Siebert. Includes relief but no printed verifcation statement (1 copy) -- Map no. 2. Agreed upon by the Joint Commission under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo / surveyed in 1852-53 under the direction of Bvt. Major W.H. Emory, Corps of Topographical Engineers, Chief Astronomer and Surveyor ; drawn by F. Herbst ; engr. by Selmar Siebert. Does not include relief or printed verification statement. In manuscript: verified Geo. Thom, Cap. Topl. Engr. (1 copy) -- Map no. 3. Agreed upon by the joint commission under the treaty of December 30th, 1853 / surveyed in 1855, under the direction of Major W.H. Emory, First Cavalry U.S.A., U.S. Commissioner ; drawn by F. Herbst & Thos. Jekyll ; engr. by Selmar Siebert ; lettering by F. Courtenay. No publishing statement (3 copies)-- Map no. 3. Agreed upon by the joint commission under the treaty of December 30th, 1853 / surveyed in 1855, under the direction of Major W.H. Emory, First Cavalry U.S.A., U.S. Commissioner ; published by authority of honorable J. Thompson, Secretary of the Interior ; drawn by F. Herbst & Thos. Jekyll ; engr. by Selmar Siebert ; lettering by F. Courtenay. (3 copies) -- Map no. 4. Agreed upon by the joint commission under the treaties of Guadalupe Hidalgo and December 30th, 1853 / surveyed in 1849 and 1854-55, John B. Weller, U.S. Commr. in 1849 & Wm. H. Emory, Major First Cavy. U.S. Commr. in 1854 & 55 ; verified by N. Michler, Lt. Topl. Engrs. U.S.A. (3 copies, 3 photocopies) -- No. 1 (not the same as Map no. 1). Agreed upon by the Joint Commission under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo / surveyed in 1853 under the direction of Bvt. Major W.H. Emory, Corps of Topographical Engineers, Chief Astronomer and Surveyor by Mr. Chas. Radziminski, princl. Asst. Surveyor and Mr. Arthur Schott, Asst. Surveyor ; projected & drawn by F. Herbst ; verified by Geo. Thom, Capt. Topl. Engrs. ; engr. by Selmar Siebert, Washington D.C. (2 copies) -- No. 29. Shewing initial point, under the treaty of December 30th, 1853 / astronomically determined and surveyed in 1855, under the direction of William H. Emory, assisted by J.H. Clark ; traingulation and topography by M. von Hippel, assisted by J.E. Weyss ; projected & drawn by F. Herbst ; verified by Geo. Thom, Capt. Topl. Engrs. ; engr. by Selmar Siebert, Washington D.C. (2 copies).

Headings

  • -  United States--Boundaries--Mexico--Maps
  • -  Mexico--Boundaries--United States--Maps
  • -  Mexico.--Treaties, etc.--United States,--1848 February 2
  • -  Mexico.--Treaties, etc.--United States,--1853 December 30
  • -  United States
  • -  Mexico

Genre

  • Maps

Notes

  • -  Maps no. 1 through 4 at scale 1:600,000. No. 1 and no. 29 at scale 1:60,000
  • -  All copies and states of maps no. 1 and 2 and no. 29: Published by authority of honble. Robert McClelland, Secretary of the Interior.
  • -  Includes illustrations on no. 1 and no. 29.
  • -  Most sheets mounted on cloth.
  • -  Multiple editions or copies of all sheets.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Exhibited: Rivers, Edens, Empires : Lewis & Clark and the Revealing of America, Library of Congress, 2003.

Medium

  • 25 maps : some photocopies ; 62 x 96 cm or smaller

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3701.F2 s600 .U5

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2014589439

Online Format

  • image

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United States Army. Corps Of Topographical Engineers, William H Emory, and Selmar Siebert. Boundary between the United States & Mexico. [Washington D.C.: Corps of Topographical Engineers, to 1853, 1852] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2014589439/.

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United States Army. Corps Of Topographical Engineers, Emory, W. H. & Siebert, S. (1852) Boundary between the United States & Mexico. [Washington D.C.: Corps of Topographical Engineers, to 1853] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2014589439/.

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United States Army. Corps Of Topographical Engineers, William H Emory, and Selmar Siebert. Boundary between the United States & Mexico. [Washington D.C.: Corps of Topographical Engineers, to 1853, 1852] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2014589439/>.