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Adolph Uhde. Die Länder am untern Rio bravo del Norte. Geschichtliches und Erlebtes... Mit einer Uebersichtskarte. Das R...
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Adolph Uhde. Die Länder am untern Rio bravo del Norte. Geschichtliches und Erlebtes... Mit einer Uebersichtskarte. Das Recht der Uebersetzung behält sich der Verfasser vor. Heidelberg: [Printed by Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig for] In Commission bei T. C. B. Mohr, 1861.FIRST EDITION, second issue. 8vo. [i-iii] iv-viii, [1] 2-431 [1]. Folding lithograph map titled "Karte von Texas, Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon & Cohahuila im Jahre 1861 von A. Uhde." Late 19th-century French quarter burgundy morocco and marbled boards with spine gilt-lettered. Housed in a cloth slipcase.
Uhde travelled through Texas and northern Mexico from 1849-1855. Among the places he visited and upon which he comments are El Paso, Matamoras, Saltillo, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas. In addition to remarks about the citizenry, he also includes observations about natural features such as rivers and industries, especially mining. A large portion of the book is devoted to the history of Europeans in Mexico and Texas, the latter beginning with La Salle, about whose colony he seems quite well informed. He also writes at length about Mexican political affairs, including lengthy passages on Santa Anna. The work was one of the sources for the esteemed Bureau of American Ethnology, Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico.
The borderlands map, which shows Northern Mexico, Texas (sans Panhandle), and eastern New Mexico, is quite detailed and on a somewhat large scale. Symbols keyed to a legend at the lower right are designated for towns, capital cities, missions, Texas forts, ranches, and Spanish presidios, including dates of establishment. Pickaxes indicate mines. Crossed swords have been placed at battle sites, including Mexican American War battles fought on Texas soil (Palo Alto and Resaca de Palma), the Alamo, and San Saba Massacre (1716). Native tribes and geographical features are indicated. Place names are mostly in English and Spanish rather than German. Uhde's diligence to accuracy and up-to-date information is evidenced by his inclusion of recently established forts in Texas, such as Fort Cooper, which he dates 1860.
Condition: Minor shelfwear to the bottom board edges of covers and spine bands, some mostly marginal light toning to endpapers and text block. Map reinserted on new guard repairing tiny tear just crossing neatline at gutter margin where inserted, with very slight foxing to the upper margin.
References: Eberstadt, Texas 162:864; Howes U-6; Raines, p. 208.
Provenance: Biblioteque de Duc de Loubat, armorial bookplate on front pastedown.
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2023 December 2 The Ted Lusher Texas History Collection, Part One Signature® Auction #6281 (go to Auction Home page)
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