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PublisherUniversity of New Mexico Press

ISBN-100826352294

ISBN-139780826352293

eBay Product ID (ePID)117363838

Product Key Features

Number of Pages144 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameAtlas of Historic New Mexico Maps, 1550-1941

SubjectTravel, Reference, Technology & Engineering, Social Science, Business & Economics, History, Cartography, Historical Geography, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), Sociology / General, Maps & Road Atlases (See Also Reference / Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps), Economic Conditions, Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps (See Also Travel / Maps & Road Atlases)

Publication Year2012

TypeMap

AuthorPeter L. Eidenbach

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight23.5 Oz

Item Length14.2 in

Item Width10.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"This gorgeous coffee-table book published by the University of New Mexico Press presents pictures of all sorts of maps, along with brief histories of them and detailed close-ups. Perfect for the nerd in your family--and you know every Mexican family has at least two." Ask a Mexican!, "In this colorful collection of maps, archaeologist and historian Peter L. Eidenbach presents the Land of Enchantment as seen by early conquerors, naturalists, surveyors, and railroaders. . . . The intricate maps -- many of them rarely seen before by the public -- are beautiful in and of themselves; explanatory text accompanies each." High Country News

TitleLeadingAn

IllustratedYes

SynopsisStrange as it may seem from our modern American perspective, New Mexico was literally a foreign country until the middle of the nineteenth century and, as field archaeologist and history instructor Peter Eidenbach discovered, in the minds of some it still is. The New Mexico landscape is easy to get lost in and much of its terrain has not been fully explored in many years. Yet, the state holds a rich cartographic history not often recognized by the many people who daily interact with its topography. Approaching this gap as a teacher and enthusiast, Eidenbach set about compiling a collection of New Mexico's historic maps, navigating through a varied terrain of research and discovery, even securing permissions for colonial-era maps held in special collections with limited public access. This collection, featuring beautifully rendered diagrams of New Mexico's landscape, allows exploration of the past as seen by that past's inhabitants., Eidenbach has compiled a collection of New Mexico's historic maps, navigating through a varied terrain of research and discovery, even securing permissions for colonial-era maps held in special collections with limited public access. This collection, featuring beautifully rendered diagrams of New Mexico's landscape, allows exploration of the past as seen by that past's inhabitants.