Staples, Estevan M.L.: [Staples, Stephen McLellan]:

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PROSPECTO PARA LA PUBLICACION DE UN MAPA JENERAL DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS MEJICANOS...[caption title]. A rare prospectus and early subscriber's order form for an unpublished map of Mexico, proposed in 1831 by Stephen McLellan Staples, the surveyor general for the Mexican state of Chihuahua, and author of LA GRAMATICA COMPLETA DE LA LENGUA INGLESA EN CASTELLANO. Staples' map, which would have been a valuable firsthand addition to the cartography of the early Mexican Republic, was never published - he died less than a year after producing this prospectus.Staples' map was to include a view of the cathedral and a plan of Mexico City, including the names of streets, plus a separate plan of the interior of the National Palace of Mexico, as well as a view of the building. Staples includes proposed details for the various aspects of the map in the text on the first page, and top of the second page. This is followed by the conditions of subscription; one could buy both the map and plan for $15, or each of them separately ($12 for the map or $5 for the plan). Staples signs in print after the subscription options, dating them May 25, 1831 in New York. The second page concludes with a partially-printed form for subscribers to write their name, address, and number of copies, which is blank in this example.Stephen McLellan Staples was born in Gorham, Maine in 1800. He was educated at Bowdoin College in 1821, and moved to Philadelphia to open an academy where he taught English and Classics. In

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