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[INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO]. Report of the Boundary Commission Upon the Survey and Re-Marking of the Boundary Between the United States and Mexico West of the Rio Grande. 1891-1896. Album. [Washington, D. C., Government Printing Office, 1899]. Senate issue. Oblong 4to. Extensively illustrated. Approximately 10 ¾ x 13 ¾”. Bound in library binding of modern full brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt (minor rubbing to binding, text toned, with some marginal chipping, some occasional soiling, embossed stamp of New London library on first two leaves, a few pages with ink or pencil notations). Near fine. And Report of the Boundary Commission Upon the Survey and Re-Marking of the Boundary Between the United States and Mexico West of the Rio Grande, 1891-1896. Parts I and II. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1898]. 2 parts in 1 4to. Illustrated with several photographic plates and 4 fold-out charts. Approximately 11 ¼ x 8 ¾”. Bound in library binding of full red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, marbled endleaves (spine sunned with paper library label, some rubbing to binding, withdrawn bookplate of the U. S. State Department on the fp., withdrawn inkstamp on verso of title-page, ffep torn near hinge, tape on verso of frontispiece, text a bit toned, bookplate residue on rp). Very good. This beautifully illustrated survey of the border between the United States and Mexico was designed to maintain the border and fairly allocate water resources between the two countries.