Manuscript map, in color, drawn by Bernardo Miera y Pacheco in San Felipe, Chihuahua, Mexico, in 1778. It reveals Spain's northernmost efforts to explore the interior of western North America on the Domínguez-Escalante Expedition, including present day New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Arizona.
Description:
Bernardo Miera y Pacheco was the cartographer on the Domínguez-Escalante Expedition. The expedition of ten men, led by Franciscan Fathers Francisco Atanasio Domínguez and Silvestre Vélez de Escalante, departed Sante Fe in late July 1776 and returned there on 2 January 1777., Note in later hand at upper edge of map: "Map of New Mexico with the latest discoveries.", and Scale [ca. 1:3,250,000] (W 112⁰ W 105⁰/N 40⁰ N 34⁰). Bar scale given in "leguas reguladas las marchas por tierra." Coordinates on map as: W260 W273/N42 N35.
Subject (Geographic):
Arizona--Maps--Early works to 1800, Colorado--Maps--Early works to 1800, New Mexico--Maps--Early works to 1800, Southwest, New--Maps--Early works to 1800, and Utah--Maps--Early works to 1800
Subject (Name):
Domínguez, Francisco Atanasio, active 1776, Domínguez-Escalante Expedition (1776), Miera y Pacheco, Bernardo de, and Vélez de Escalante, Silvestre, -1792
