[Manuscript map of the Rio Grande River from Laredo northwest to Arroyo de de la Espada]
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1890
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Scale 1:126,720.
1 map ; 67 x 77 cm
Relief shown by hachures.
Fairly detailed pen and ink map on oil cloth showing Laredo, Texas and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico and roughly a 50 mile stretch of the Rio Grande River extending to the northwest. Shows many rivers and streams which feed the Rio Grande and the hills and arroyos bordering it. Large inset cross section of the Arroyo de la Espada showing layers of various mineral deposits.
Inset: Cross section of Arr. de la Espada, scale 10ft to 1 inch.
1 map ; 67 x 77 cm
Relief shown by hachures.
Fairly detailed pen and ink map on oil cloth showing Laredo, Texas and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico and roughly a 50 mile stretch of the Rio Grande River extending to the northwest. Shows many rivers and streams which feed the Rio Grande and the hills and arroyos bordering it. Large inset cross section of the Arroyo de la Espada showing layers of various mineral deposits.
Inset: Cross section of Arr. de la Espada, scale 10ft to 1 inch.
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