La Gran Linea - Mapping the United States-Mexico Boundary, 1849-1857 (Paperback, Revised)

"No [other] book provides such a thorough and enjoyable history of the United States-Mexico boundary, which plays a significant role in peoples' lives every day." --Robert J. Czerniak, Professor and Chair of Geography, New Mexico State University The Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo, which officially ended the U.S.-Mexican War in 1848, cost Mexico half its territory, while the United States gained land that became California, Nevada, Utah, Texas, and parts of Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. Because the new United States-Mexico border ran through territory that was still incompletely mapped, the treaty also called for government commissions from both nations to locate and mark the boundary on the ground. This book documents the accomplishments of both the U.S. and the Mexican Boundary Commissions that mapped the boundary between 1849 and 1857, as well as the fifty-four pairs of maps produced by their efforts and the ongoing importance of these historical maps in current boundary administration. Paula Rebert explores how, despite the efforts of both commissions to draw neutral, scientific maps, the actual maps that resulted from their efforts reflected the differing goals and outlooks of the two countries. She also traces how the differences between the U.S. and Mexican maps have had important consequences for the history of the boundary.

General

Imprint:	University Of Texas Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2001
First published:	2001
Authors:	Paula Rebert
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages:	279
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-292-77111-6
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Historical geography Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Cartography, geodesy & geographic information systems (GIS) > Map making & projections Promotions
LSN:	0-292-77111-8
Barcode:	9780292771116

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