Detail View: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: Mexico's West coast
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Author:
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Owens, Charles H.
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Date:
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1935
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Short Title:
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Mexico's West coast
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Publisher:
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Los Angeles times
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Publisher Location:
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Los Angeles, Calif.
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Type:
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Separate Map
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Obj Height cm:
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57
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Obj Width cm:
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83
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Scale 1:
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None shown
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Note:
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Folding promotional tourist brochure map of Mexico, on sheet 57 x 83, folded to 14 x 21, Drawings by Charles H. Owens and text by Harry Carr. Note: "There charming, colorful and sympathetic sketches were made on the spot by Charles Owens, of the Los Angeles Times staff ... " Map shows the route of the Southern Pacific Railway from Los Angeles to Mexico City and Vera Cruz, surrounded by artist's renditions of the sights along the way. Relief shown pictorially. Includes notes. On verso: Text, photos and map of "Southern Pacific's leading trains ..." Date estimated. Owens is perhaps most famous in map circles for his pictorial maps of the Panama Canal and the Theater of War during WWII.
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Country:
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Mexico
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Subject:
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Pictorial map
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Subject:
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Railroad
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Full Title:
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Mexico's West coast. Produced by permission of the Los Angeles times.
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List No:
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11786.001
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Series No:
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1
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Engraver or Printer:
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Carr, Harry
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Engraver or Printer:
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Southern Pacific Company.
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Publication Author:
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Owens, Charles H.
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Pub Date:
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1935
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Pub Title:
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Mexico's West coast. Produced by permission of the Los Angeles times.
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Pub Note:
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See note field above.
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Pub List No:
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11786.000
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Pub Type:
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Separate Map
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Pub Height cm:
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57
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Pub Width cm:
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83
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Image No:
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11786001.jp2
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Authors:
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Owens, Charles H.
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