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Battle of Palo Alto, 8th May 1846.

Glynn, Charles R.

CREATED/PUBLISHED
[1846]

NOTES
Relief shown by hachures.

Shows military deployment of troops on May 8th and 9th, 1846 between the Americans under Gen. Taylor and the Mexicans under Gen. Arista.

Pen-and-ink and watercolor.

Accompanied by typewritten letter attributing authorship to Charles R. Glynn, New Orleans, September 1846.

Ancillary maps: Lines of battle as first formed on 8th May 1846 -- The train parked on the 9th -- Resaca de la Palma, supposed position of Mexicans in the battle of 9th May.

Unidentified architectural drawing of buildings on verso.

Reference: LC Luso-Hispanic World, 970

Scale not given.

SUBJECTS
Palo Alto, Battle of, Tex., 1846--Maps, Manuscript.
Resaca de la Palma, Battle of, Tex., 1846--Maps, Manuscript.
Mexican War, 1846-1848--Mexico--Matamoros (Tamaulipas, Mexico)--Maps.
Mexico.

MEDIUM
1 map : ms., col. ; 15 x 13 cm., on sheet 24 x 26 cm.

CALL NUMBER
G4034.B8S44 1846 .G5 Vault

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

DIGITAL ID
g4034b ct000534 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g4034b.ct000534

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