Borderlands Archive Map
Item No. 190109
Item No. 190109
Ongoing Map of the “Borderlands” This space depicted here is the subject of this research project, collective art project, this archive.
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California Migration Map ,
Item No. 190316
Item No. 190316
Map Overlays migration data, the topography of the territorial line that separates Baja y Alta California, various city data. Map created by Cheyenne Concepcion in March 2019
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Urban Flow Map ,
Item No. 190312
Item No. 190312
Map Overlays land use data emphasizing U.S. federally owned lands, urban form, and points of entry. historic boundary markers and environmental change. Map created by Cheyenne Concepcion in March 2019.
Disturnell Map
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Most problematic was the treaty's specification that the land boundary from the Rio Grande was to strike west at a point eight miles north of Paso. However, the Disturnell map (appended to the treaty) showed Paso at a point 42 miles north of its true position. Disputes over the precise location for the land boundary after it parted from the river were not resolved until the Treaty of 1853, known as the Gadsden Purchase in the United States and as the Treaty of Mesilla in Mexico.
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-An Excerpt from “Monuments, Manifest Destiny and Mexico” by Michael Dear for the National Archives (USA)
-An Excerpt from “Monuments, Manifest Destiny and Mexico” by Michael Dear for the National Archives (USA)
