La Gran Línea : mapping the United States-Mexico boundary, 1849-1857 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rebert, Paula, 1948-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Austin : University of Texas Press, 2001.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	United States > Boundaries > Mexico. Mexico > Boundaries > United States. International Boundary & Water Commission, United States & Mexico. Surveying > Mexican-American Border Region > History > 19th century. Cartography > Mexico > History > 19th century. Cartography > United States > History > 19th century. Mexican-American Border Region > Maps.

Table of Contents:

On the line: field surveys
The boundary office: mapmaking
Consultation between the commissions: surveys on the Pacific and Gulf Coasts and the Colorado River
Cooperation in surveying and mapping: the land boundary
Controversy on the boundary: surveys of the Rio Grande
Authoritative maps and the true line.