MS 4975 Map embracing frontiers of his majesty's [Spanish] territories in North America...showing locations of Indian groups in northern Mexico and Texas [1766]
odd: label: Local Numbers
content: NAA MS 4975
label: Local Note
content: References: L. Kinnard, THe Frontiers of New Spain, Berkeley, California, 1958; John C. Ewers, ed., The Indians of Texas in 1930, Washington, 1969; Manuel Carrera Stampa, "Mapas y Planos relativos a Mexico en the National Archives of the United States," Revista Iberoamericana, Mexico, February, 1947. (Copy seen at the Cartographic Br., USNA); Joerg, W. I. G., "The Lafora Map of the Frontier of New Spain in 1766-67 in the National Archives: A Preliminary Examination" Proceedings of the Eighth American Scientific Congress Held In Washington, May 10-18 (Volume 9, pages 65-66), Washington, 1943 (Reference from USNA; not seen by them.)
label: Local Note
content: photostat copy
name: label: Creator
content: Fora, Nicolas de la, approximately 1730-
topic: label: Topic
content: Language and languages -- Documentation
label: Topic
content: Mexico
label: Topic
content: Texas
creator: label: Creator
content: Fora, Nicolas de la, approximately 1730-
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: LaFora accompanied the Marques de Rubi on an inspection survey of the northern defenses of New Spain in 1766-67. The legend on the map gives Lt. Jose Urrutia as a co-cartographer.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 14 Sheets
unitdate: label: Date
content: undated
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Deposited July 29, 1971, by John C. Ewers.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.MS4975
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
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content: Archival materials
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content: Sheets
label: Type
content: Maps
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Maps
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Copy from Manuscript copy in color (original ?) in the U. S. National Archives Record Group 77, Map Number AMA. 38. Translated title and scale from USNA.