MAKE A MEME View Large Image Raynal and Bonne Map of Mexico and Texas - Geographicus - NouveauMexique-bonne-1780.jpg This is a beautiful c 1780 Bonne map of northern Mexico and Texas Covers from the Pacific Ocean through Mexico Texas and Louisiana to western Florida ...
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Keywords: 1780 Raynal and Bonne Map of Mexico and Texas - Geographicus - NouveauMexique-bonne-1780.jpg This is a beautiful c 1780 Bonne map of northern Mexico and Texas Covers from the Pacific Ocean through Mexico Texas and Louisiana to western Florida extends north as far as the Mission of St Jeronimo de Taos just north of Santa Fe and south as far as Guadalajara and the northern Yucatan More specifically this map includes the modern day regions of Baja California northern Mexico and the states of Arizona New Mexico Texas and Louisiana Depicts the region in considerable detail expecially in regard to place names Indian villages missions and riverways In the Texas region there appears a city of Texas presumably the old Mission de Los Tejas from which name Texas is derived Just to the east of this city there is a notation regarding the 1665 death of the explorer La Salle In present-day Arizona the Gila River is referenced as the Rio de los Apostolos This map is heavily based on the work of D ™Anville and was issued for G Raynal ™s Atlas de Toutes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre DressĂ© pour l'Histoire Philosophique et Politique des Établissemens et du Commerce des EuropĂ©ens dans les Deux Indes 1780 undated Size in 13 9 object history credit line accession number NouveauMexique-bonne-1780 Raynal G <i>Atlas de Toutes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre DressĂ© pour l'Histoire Philosophique et Politique des Établissemens et du Commerce des EuropĂ©ens dans les Deux Indes</i> 1780 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Old maps of Mexico Old maps of the United States Maps of the history of Mexico Mexico in the 18th century Maps of Baja California Old maps of Louisiana Old maps of Texas History of Baja California 1780 maps Maps by Rigobert Bonne
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