History of the Mexican Railway; wealth of Mexico, in the region extending from the Gulf to the capital of the republic...

Various artists/makers

1876

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Title: History of the Mexican Railway; wealth of Mexico, in the region extending from the Gulf to the capital of the republic...
Author: Written by Gustavo Adolfo Baz (Mexican, 1852–1904)
Author: Written by Eduardo L. Gallo
Translator: Translated by George F. Henderson (active 1870s)
Publisher: Published by Gallo & Co. Ed.
Date: 1876
Medium: Illustrations: lithographs
Dimensions: 15 3/16 x 10 13/16 x 1 1/8 in. (38.5 x 27.5 x 2.8 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Object Number: 51.513
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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