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Overview
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Arrangement of the Collection
Restrictions
Index Terms
Related Material
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Mexican-American War lithographs, about 1851,
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An Inventory of Mexican-American War Lithographs at the Texas State
Archives,
about
1851
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Title: |
Mexican-American War
lithographs |
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Dates: | about 1851 |
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Abstract: |
These Mexican-American War
lithographs are part of the publication The war between the
United States and Mexico illustrated, embracing pictorial drawings of all
principal conflicts, by George Wilkins Kendall, published by Appleton
& Co. of New York and Philadelphia. The twelve hand-colored prints are based on
paintings created by artist Carl Nebel and were printed and lithographed by Alfred
Lemercier and Adolphe Jean Baptiste Bayot around 1851. The images are of battles of
the Mexican-American War. Prints from this collection have been digitized and are
part of the Texas Digital Archive. |
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Quantity: |
0.5 cubic
ft. (12
lithographs) |
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Language: |
These materials are written in
English. |
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Repository: |
Texas State Archives |
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Sponsor: |
This EAD finding aid was created in cooperation with
Texas Archival Resources Online. |
These Mexican-American War lithographs are part of the publication The war between the United States and Mexico illustrated,
embracing pictorial drawings of all principal conflicts, by George
Wilkins Kendall, published by Appleton & Co. of New York and Philadelphia. The
twelve hand-colored prints are based on paintings created by artist Carl Nebel and
were printed and lithographed by Alfred Lemercier and Adolphe Jean Baptiste Bayot
around 1851. The images are of battles of the Mexican-American war and include the
Battle of Palo Alto, the Capture of Monterey, the Battle of Buena Vista, the
Bombardment of Vera Cruz, the Battle of Cerro Gordo, the Assault of Contreras, the
Battle of Churubusco, the Battle of Molino del Rey, the Battle of Chapultepec, and
General Winfield Scott's entrance into the main plaza in Mexico.
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Arrangement of the Collection |
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The images are arranged to reflect the order of the chapters within the
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Restrictions on Access
Materials do not circulate, but may be used in the State Archives search room.
Materials will be retrieved from and returned to storage areas by staff members.
Restrictions on Use
Under the Copyright Act of 1976 as amended in 1998, unpublished works are protected
for the life of the author plus 70 years. The term of copyright for published
material varies. Researchers are responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law
(Title 17 U.S.C.).
Technical Requirements
Researchers are required to wear gloves provided by Archives staff when viewing
prints.
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The terms listed here were used to catalog the records. The
terms can be used to find similar or related records. |
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Personal Names: |
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Bayot, Adolphe Jean Baptiste,
1810-1871. |
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Lemercier, Alfred. |
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Nebel, Carl. |
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Corporate Names: |
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D. Appleton and Company. |
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Subjects (Persons): |
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Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866. |
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Subjects (Organizations): |
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Mexico. Ejército. |
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United States. Army. |
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Subjects: |
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Battles--Pictorial works. |
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Cerro Gordo, Battle of, Mexico,
1847--Pictorial works. |
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Chapultepec, Battle of, Mexico City,
Mexico, 1847--Pictorial works. |
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Churubusco, Battle of, Mexico City,
Mexico, 1847--Pictorial works. |
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Landscapes--Pictorial works. |
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Mexican War,
1846-1848--Campaigns--Mexico--Pictorial works. |
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Mexico City, Battle of, Mexico City,
Mexico, 1847--Pictorial works. |
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Monterrey, Battle of, Monterrey, Mexico,
1846--Pictorial works. |
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Places: |
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Buenavista (Saltillo, Coahuila,
Mexico) |
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Palo Alto Battlefield National
Historical Park (Tex.) |
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Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave,
Mexico) |
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Document Types: |
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Lithographs--Texas. |
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The following materials are offered as possible sources of
further information on the agencies and subjects covered by the records. The
listing is not exhaustive. |
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Texas State Archives |
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Mexican War lithographs, about 1851, 10 lithographs [This collection is
unprocessed. Call number is 1/121. These lithographs match 10 of the 12
lithographs from the Mexican-American War lithographs collection.] |
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The war between the United States and Mexico illustrated, embracing
pictorial drawings of all principal conflicts...by Carl Nebel; with description
of each battle by Geo. Wilkins Kendall, 1 folio (12 lithographs) [This item is
unprocessed. Call number is 2018/103. All 12 lithographs are included with the
publication. ] |
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Publications |
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Kendall, George Wilkins. The War Between United
States and Mexico. Austin: Texas State Historical
Association, 1994. |
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(Identify the item), Mexican-American War lithographs. Archives and Information
Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession number: 2018/104
The publication and lithographs were received by the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission at an
unknown date. An accession number was assigned for control purposes on April 4,
2018.
Processed by Halley Grogan, June 2018
The prints described in this finding aid have been digitized and are part of the Texas Digital Archive, available online
at https://tsl.access.preservica.com/tda/prints-and-photographs/#mexi_litho.
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Mexican-American War lithographs, about 1851,
0.5 cubic ft. (12
lithographs) |
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2018/104-1 |
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Battle of Palo Alto, about 1851
[one 17 x 22-inch
lithograph] |
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2018/104-2 |
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Capture of Monterey, about 1851
[one 17 x 22-inch
lithograph] |
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2018/104-3 |
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Battle of Buena Vista, about 1851
[one 17 x 22-inch
lithograph] |
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2018/104-4 |
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Bombardment of Vera Cruz, about 1851
[one 17 x 22-inch
lithograph] |
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2018/104-5 |
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Battle of Cerro Gordo, about 1851
[one 17 x 22-inch
lithograph] |
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2018/104-6 |
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Assault at Contreras, about 1851
[one 17 x 22-inch
lithograph] |
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2018/104-7 |
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Battle of Churubusco, about 1851
[one 17 x 22-inch
lithograph] |
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2018/104-8 |
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Molino del Rey - attack upon the molino, about 1851
[one 17 x 22-inch
lithograph] |
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2018/104-9 |
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Molino del Rey - attack upon the casa mata, about 1851
[one 17 x 22-inch
lithograph] |
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2018/104-10 |
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Storming of Chapultepec - Pillow's attack, about 1851
[one 17 x 22-inch
lithograph] |
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2018/104-11 |
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Storming of Chapultepec - Quitman's attack, about 1851
[one 17 x 22-inch
lithograph] |
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2018/104-12 |
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General Scott's entrance into Mexico, about 1851
[one 17 x 22-inch
lithograph] |
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