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This strong map of Mexico and Central America is a later version of the S. Augustus Mitchell's original (cf. above). Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. acquired the Mitchell plates and reissued them beginning in 1850. Topographical information is clearly presented, with towns, roads, and some orography clearly presented. Political divisions are indicated with contrasting pastel shades. In this map the western parts of the United States are now shown to include the Utah and New Mexico Territories. Together with insets of Guatemala and of the Valley of Mexico, this map sheet provides an excellent picture of the region in the middle of the nineteenth century. $175
J. Rapkin. "Mexico, California and Texas." London: John Tallis, 1851. 10 x 13. Engraved by J. Rapkin. Original outline color. Vignettes drawn by H. Warren. Very good condition.
A decorative and interesting map of the American southwest, showing Mexico, Texas and a large California territory. Throughout the area, towns, rivers, mountains, and political borders are delineated. The only road indicated is the "Great Caravan Route" running from Santa Fe to "Pueblo de los Angelos," that is, the Santa Fe Trail. Of particular interest is the depiction, using a keyed yellow wash, of the "newly discovered GOLD districts" in California, just two years after the gold rush of '49. San Francisco is indicated, as is Sutter's Mill, still called "Nueva Helvetia." The gold theme appears in one of the three vignettes in which four men pan for gold. $525
Carl Flemming. "Mexico, Mittel-America, Texas." From Heinrich Berghaus's Vollständiger Universal-Handatlas. Glogau, Germany: C. Flemming, 1853. 13 x 16 1/2. Lithograph by C. Flemming. Original outline color. Very good condition.
Carl Flemming was the founder of an important German firm located in Berlin and Glogau and this map shows characteristic German detail. The Germans were very interested in America at this period, with large numbers having emigrated to Texas in the 1840s, and more taking advantage of the opportunities of land and employment by coming to the mid-west and into the west. This map shows Mexico, Central America, Texas, and the present-day southwest U.S.. The mapping of the topography of this later region is quite confused, but the reduced (and present) borders of Texas are indicated as established by the Compromise of 1850, even though the old border is also shown with the cut off territory labeled as "New Mexico." $475
Andrew B. Gray. "Map Of That Portion Of The Boundary Between The United States and Mexico. From The Pacific Coast To The Junction Of The Gila And Colorado Rivers, Surveyed Under The Direction Of The Hon. John B. Weller U.S. Commissioner, And The Rio Gila From Near Its Intersection, With The Southern Boundary Of New Mexico, Surveyed Under The Direction Of John R. Bartlett." Washington: GPO, 1855. 21 x 49. Lithograph by Ackerman. Folded on somewhat brittle paper. Short tear near where attached; otherwise, very good. With original Senate report bound with new covers. Wheat: 840.
A large, very detailed map, called by Wheat "clearly a major performance." The map was created under the instructions of the Joint Commission that had been set up by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo to map the new U.S.-Mexico border, including the Gadsden Purchase of 1854. This map is minutely detailed along the border region, stretching from the Pacific Ocean to Texas. Included is a inset "Sketch of the Port of San Diego." This is an excellent example of the quality of the government mapping of the west in the nineteenth century. $2,500
S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. "Map of Mexico, Central America and the West Indies." Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. 1860. 13 1/8 x 21. Lithograph. Original hand coloring. Full margins. Decorative border. Stains in lower quadrants, at extreme right and left;also light discoloration along center fold. Else, very good condition.
For most of the middle part of the nineteenth century, the firm founded by S. Augustus Mitchell dominated American cartography in output and influence. This fine map is from one of his son's atlases, and it shows Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean in 1860. Towns, rivers, and other topographical information are clearly shown, and the states and provinces are shaded with contrasting pastel colors. Good information is also provided or roads and railroads in the region. A fine decorative border surrounds the map, and the whole effect makes for an attractive mid-nineteenth century map. $165
"Johnson's Mexico." New York: Johnson & Ward, ca. 1862. 12 1/2 x 15 1/2. Lithography. Full original hand-color. Very good condition.
Johnson & Ward, which published out of New York City, was one of the leading cartographic publishers in the latter half of the century, producing popular maps, atlases, and geographies. This map shows Mexico is a derivative map of the Colton map listed above, with the addition of a decorative border. $125
"Map of Mexico, and Central America." From A System of Modern Geography. Philadelphia: J.H. Butler, 1875. 8 1/4 x 10 3/4. Lithograph. Full hand color. Very good condition.
A small map from one of the many S. Augustus Mitchell atlases issued in the second part of the nineteenth century. This map has surprisingly good topographical detail, and indicates major towns, rivers, and political divisions. $25
"Colton's Mexico." New York: G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co., 1884. Separately issued map on banknote paper, folding into original covers. 12 1/2 x 15 1/4. Lithograph. Original hand color. Excellent condition.
This map of Mexico is a fine example of a separately issued traveler's map. It was based by Colton on the most authoritative sources available at the time. Because this map would have been interested to many living in or passing through Texas, there is much information given of that state, especially of the railroads through the state and into Mexico. Details of topography, survey lines, towns, roads, and much else is very clearly presented. This map would have provided an excellent reference for anyone traveling to or through Mexico in 1884, and it likewise provides us with an excellent picture of the country in that distant time. $650
"Mexico." New York: Arbuckle Bros. Coffee Company, 1889. 3 x 5. Chromolithograph by Donaldson Brothers. Very good condition.
A delightful map of Mexico issued in 1889 by the Arbuckle Bros. Coffee Company. This firm was founded by John and Charles Arbuckle of Pittsburgh, PA. They developed a machine to weigh, fill, seal and label coffee in paper packages, which allowed them to become the largest importer and seller of coffee in the world. Their most famous promotional program involved the issuing of several series of small, colorful trading cards, one of which was included in every package of Arbuckle's Coffee. These series included cards with sports, food, historic scenes, and-one of the most popular-maps. The latter cards included not only a map, but also small illustrations "which portrays the peculiarities of the industry, scenery, etc." of the region depicted. This card of Mexico includes vignette scenes mules crossing the mountains and a bull fight. $60
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