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[iii]-viii, 638 pp. With 2 folding maps; 7 plates, 1 of them folding; folding table. 13.5x9 cm (5½x3½"), period quarter leather & boards, spine stamped in gilt. First Edition.

Travelers guide to Mexico, written by Juan N. Almonte, an Alamo veteran who would later become a close collaborator of Maximilian I. In the guide, Almonte states that the best route for traveling from Europe or the east coast of the United States to the Californias or China is through Mexico. The guide also includes interesting information related to the U.S., such as a list of American consuls in Mexico, the Mexican debt with the U.S., etc. The two maps are: “Croquis de la parte principal de la Carta de la República Mexicana que manifiesta las grandes rutas que la atraviesan de un mar a otro” and “Croquis del plano del Distrito Federal”.