Mexico Map Rand Mcnally (2 results)
Published by San Francisco Ickelheimer Bros., Company, 1914, 1914
Seller: Franklin Gilliam :: Rare Books, A.B.A.A., Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.Franklin Gilliam :: Rare Books, A.B.A.A.
Contact seller5-star sellerSingle sheet, printed in color, 20 1/4 x 27 1/2 inches pp. Folded to 10 1/2 x 4 inches, plum-colored stiff printed wrappers A complimentary giveaway from an electrical and gas lighting contractor in San Francisco, Ickelheimer Bros. Company of 439 Sutter Street.On one side there is a color map of Mexico during the Mexican Revolut…ion, showing the various armies and their positions, together with the blockading U.S. Navy off both coasts, listing the vessels by name. The map is haded "The Mexican Situation". The cartouche reads: "The Rand McNally New Commercial Atlas Map of Mexico" and is copyrighted 1914.On the second side which is divided into two parts, one part contains two columns of text outlining events in 19 and 1914 and listing all the U.S Navy vessels engaged. The second part contains a color map of North America.
Mexico, compliments of Greene Consolidated Gold Company.
1904 Rand McNally Map of Mexico showing the Sonora Copper Mines
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Seller: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
Contact seller5-star sellerFair. Original binder attached. Damage to lower third of index. Professional repairs along fold separation and fold intersections on verso. Area of infill at border between ChihuahuaandTexas. Size 19 x 26 Inches. A historically-significant 1904 Rand McNally map of Mexico issued by the Greene Consolidated Gold Company, one of sev…eral ventures owned by William Cornell Greene, an American businessman who operated a massive copper mine at Cananea, Sonora. The map was meant to entice American investors to fund Greene's sprawling empire, one destined to rapidly collapse only two years later. A Closer Look The entirety of Mexico is depicted with states shaded for distinction. Red text overlays highlight railways and Greene's mines. An inset map of Sonora at bottom-left further emphasize Greene's mines and related ventures. Mountains, rivers, and other geographic features are clearly indicated, along with cities, railroads, and ports. An alphanumeric grid surrounds the map, corresponding to an index of cities and their populations at left. Mining, Resistance, and Revolution At this time, Sonora had seen nearly two decades of resistance by Yaqui and other indigenous peoples against intrusion by central authorities and economic interests, especially agriculture and mining. The U.S.-aligned Porfirio Díaz government was eager to exploit the region's natural resources and readily worked with exploitive U.S. business interests. The Greene Consolidated Cooper and Gold Companies referenced here were owned by William Cornell Greene, a surveyor and prospector who in 1899 discovered vast copper reserves at Cananea, Sonora, near the Arizona border. Parlaying his gains in copper, Greene rapidly founded several other ventures, including the gold mining company as well as a railroad and numerous cattle ranches on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. These endeavors made him incredibly wealthy and allowed him to effectively run large portions of Sonora as a personal fiefdom. To facilitate these efforts, the Mexican government systematically expelled rebellious indigenous populations to Henequen plantations in the distant Yucatán. Outside laborers, including from as far away as China, were brought in to work the mines, though rough conditions and low pay led to labor unrest. In 1906, a large-scale strike at Greene's mine was violently suppressed by a contingent Arizona Rangers and American volunteers. The incident scared off investors and ruined Greene, who was forced to sell his assets to business partners; afterwards, he retreated into obscurity at his home in Cananea. It was also a debacle for the Díaz government and in retrospect has been considered a precursor to the Mexican Revolution. Publication History and Census This map was drawn and published by Rand McNally and issued by the Greene Consolidated Gold Company in 1904. It is listed among the holdings of roughly twenty institutions in OCLC and is scarce to the market. References: OCLC 857243099.
