Robert E. Lee Mexican War mapsMS.0277

Robert E. Lee Mexican War mapsMS.0277


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Lexington, VA 24450
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Repository
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Identification
MS.0277
Title
Robert E. Lee Mexican War maps 1846-1848
Quantity
30 items
Creator
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870
Location
Oversized case 9
Language
English .

Administrative Information

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Custodial History

This collection was donated to VMI in the 1890s by G. W. Custis Lee, General Lee's son and a Professor of Engineering at VMI from 1865-1870.

Online Access

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Preferred Citation

Robert E. Lee Mexican War Map collection. Manuscript # 0277, Virginia Military Institute Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 30 original military maps owned by Robert E. Lee. The bulk (28 items; 1846-1848) were used by Lee in Mexico when he was serving as a Captain in the United States Army Engineers Corps. Two of the maps were drawn by Lee and bear his signature. These maps comprise one of the most comprehensive cartographic resources for the study of the Mexican War.

In addition to the Mexican War material, the collection contains two Crimean War era maps, Sevastopol and Kronstadt, which Lee likely received through his correspondence with Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, circa 1854.

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Port of Veracruz, Mexico
1825
23 inches x 18 inches
Spanish; Castilian.
Topographical plan of the Federal District, Mexico
2 items
circa 1840
29 inches x 22 inches
Spanish; Castilian.
Port and city of Veracruz, Mexico
circa 1840
35.5 inches x 25 inches
Spanish; Castilian.
"Derroteros del Saltillo"
circa 1840
37 inches x 27 inches
Spanish; Castilian.
Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-18701846
22 inches x 17.5 inches
English.
Scope and Contents

"Sketch of the Plan of the Town of Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico. Monclova, 14 Nov. 1846. R. E. Lee, Capt. Engrs"

Vera Cruz, Mexico
circa 1847
8.5 inches x 6 inches
French.
Scope and Contents

"Plan de la Vera Cruz"

Castle of San Juan d'Ulua, Mexico
1847
11 inches x 9 inches
English.
North of Mexico City, Mexico
circa 1847
12.5 inches x 16.5 inches
Spanish; Castilian.
Plan for Monterey, Mexico
circa 1847
39.5 inches x 24.5 inches
English.
Plan for the Battle of Buena Vista, Mexico
1847
23 inches x 19 inches
English.
Scope and Contents

Map created "by Bvt. Maj. Jos. K. F. Mansfield, Corps of Engineers."

Perote Fortress, Mexico
circa 1848Spanish; Castilian.
"Plan of the City and Country around Monterey," Mexico
1847
35.5 inches x 23 inches
English.
Battlefield at Cerro Gordo, Mexico
1847
19.5 inches x 14 inches
English.
Castle of San Juan d'Ulua, Mexico
circa 1847
40 inches x 25 inches
English.
"Valley of Mexico and the Surrounding Mountains"
1847
22 inches x 17.5 inches
English.
Roads and country west of Puebla, Mexico
1847
19 inches x 26 inches
English.
Santiago and Tlaxcala, Mexico
circa 1847
22 inches x 15 inches
Spanish; Castilian.
"The 2nd Division of Regulars as Drawn-Up at Cerro Gordo," Mexico
circa 1847
28 inches x 22 inches
English.
Saltillo Valley, Mexico
1847
36 inches x 24 inches
English.
Scope and Contents

"Map of Saltillo Valley, sureyed and drawn by Lieut. J. P. Mccown, 4th Arty"

Environs of Puebla, Mexico
1847
35 inches x 26 inches
English.
Port of Ahorcado and Capulin Rancho, Mexico
circa 1847
17.5 inches x 10 inches
Spanish; Castilian.
Battle grounds of Contreras, San Antionio, Churubusco, Molino del Rey, and Chapultepec, Mexico
circa 1847
24 inches x 19 inches
English.
Scope and Contents

Drawn by Julio Pinal.

Cerro Gordo Field, Mexico
1847
24 inches x 19 inches
Spanish; Castilian.
Northern defenses, Mexico City, Mexico
1847
49 inches x 17 inches
English.
"Plan of the Citadel at Monterey," Mexico
1847 June
33 inches x 26 inches
English.
Scope and Contents

"Surveyed and drawn, with some assistance from a previous survey by Lt. Scarritt, and a drawing by Bvt. Major Mansfield, by William D. Fraser, Capt. Engrs, June 1847."

"Sketch of the Country and Roads Around the City of Mexico," Mexico
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-18701847 July
26 inches x 19 inches
English.
Scope and Contents

"Puebla, July 1847, R. E. Lee, Capt. Engrs."

"Battles of Mexico"
1847 August
34 inches x 27 inches
English.
Scope and Contents

"Survey of the line of operations of the U.S. Army under the command of Gen. Winfield Scott on the 19th and 20th of August 1847. Made by Major Turnbull, Capt. McClellan & Lieut. Hardcastle, Topo. Engineers. Drawn by Lieut. Hardcastle"

Kronstadt fortifications
circa 1854
10.25 inches x 8 inches
French.
Scope and Contents

Crimean War era map showing the city of Kronstadt and its fortifications. This map was likely received by Robert E. Lee through Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte.

Sevastopol fortifications
circa 1854
10.25 inches x 8 inches
French.
Scope and Contents

Crimean War era map showing the city of Sevastopol and its fortifications. This map was likely received by Robert E. Lee through Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte.