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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04131 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1850 |
| Title | Diario de viage de la Comision de limites que puso el gobierno de la Republica bajo la direccion del exmo. sr. general de division d. Manuel de Mier y Teran [in Spanish] |
| Date | 1850 |
| Author | Berlandier, Jean Luis (1805-1851) |
| Additional authors | Mier y Terán, Manuel de; Chovel, Rafael (fl. 1850) |
| Document Type | Book |
| Content Description | Written by order of the individuals on the Comision de Limites, Luis Berlandier and Rafael Chovel. Published by the Tipografia de J. R. Navarro. Inscription reads "John R. Bartlett from Jose Salazar, El Paso del Norte, Oct. 1832." Title page also signed by Bartlett. Scientific study of Texas during the colonial period. Berlandier went to Mexico to collect botanical specimens for a group of Swiss naturalists and to accompany General Manuel de Mier y Terán on his scientific expedition to Texas in 1828. |
| Subjects | Texas Westward Expansion Mexican War Latin and South America Frontiers and Exploration Geography and Natural History |
| People | Mier y Terán, Manuel de (1789-1832) Chovel, Rafael (fl. 1835-1836) J.R. Navarro (fl. 1850) Berlandier, Jean Luis (1805-1851) Bartlett, John Russell (1805-1886) |
| Place written | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Theme | Westward Expansion; Arts & Literature; Science, Technology, Invention; The Mexican War |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |