1948 Map of Desert SE
USGS Topo · Published 1948About this map
The Hueco Mountains dominate this 1948 survey of the borderlands between Otero County, New Mexico, and the state of Texas. This arid landscape is defined by the scarcity of water, evidenced by the strategic placement of Chaparral Tank, Flat Tank, and New Tank to support livestock and human habitation. The lone human settlement identified on this sheet is the Davis Ranch, situated in the shadow of the mountains. This military-reprinted map, based on aerial photography from the mid-1940s, highlights the essential infrastructure of ranching and survival in the Chihuahuan Desert just north of the New Mexico Texas state line. The reliance on improved and unimproved dirt roads underscores the isolation of the area during the post-war era.
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Editions of this 1948 Desert SE Map
This is the sole edition of this map. No revisions or reprints were ever made.
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