Sketch of the battle of Los Angeles, Upper California : fought between the Americans and Mexicans, Jany. 9th, 1847

Details the Battle of La Mesa in latter-day Vernon, California, and includes troop movements, Pueblo de Los Angeles, Rio de Los Angeles, and a road.
Scale [ca. 1:47,200]
Relief shown by hachures.
Oriented with north at bottom right.

Contained In:

In: United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers. Notes of a military reconnaissance : from Fort Leavenworth, in Missouri, to San Diego, in California, including parts of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila rivers. --Washington : Wendell and Van Benthuysen, printers, 1848 --[between p. 120 and 121]

Original Collection:

Everett D. Graff Collection of Western Americana (Newberry Library)

Citation

United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers, "Sketch of the Battle of Los Angeles, Upper California : Fought Between the Americans and Mexicans, Jany. 9th, 1847", in Notes of a Military Reconnaissance : from Fort Leavenworth, in Missouri, to San Diego, in California, Including Parts of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila Rivers, U.S. Serial Set 517, 30th Congress, 1st session, House executive doucment 41 (Washington : Wendell and Van Benthuysen, printers, 1848), between p. 120-121. Graff 1249

Newberry Call Number:

Graff 1249

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Geographic Area Covered:

California--Vernon, California--Los Angeles

Original Resource:

Digital reproduction of: 1 map ; on sheet 14 x 23 cm.

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Military Reconnaissance from Fort Leavenworth to San Diego, 1848

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