• About
    • Welcome From The President
    • Administration
    • Our Campuses
      • The Alpine Campus
      • The Del Rio Campus
      • The Eagle Pass Campus
      • The Uvalde Campus
      • Sul Ross @ Midland College
    • Campus Visit
    • Contact Us
  • Academics
    • Colleges
      • College of Agriculture, Life and Physical Sciences (ALPS)
      • College of Education and Professional Studies
      • College of Graduate Studies
      • College of Literature, Arts and Social Sciences (LASS)
      • Rio Grande College
      • Academic Affairs
    • Academic Calendar
    • Catalog
    • Graduate Programs
    • Undergraduate Programs
    • Library
    • Research Centers and Institutes
    • Graduate Student Support Services
    • Law Enforcement Academy
  • Enrollment Services
    • Undergraduate Admissions
    • Graduate Admissions
    • Bursar/Cashier’s Office
    • Financial Aid
    • Registrar
    • Scholarships
    • Student/Academic Advising
    • Testing Center
    • Veterans
  • Lobo Life
    • Students
      • Student Life and Portals
      • Residential Living
      • Dining Services
      • Career Services
      • Civic Engagement & Student Assistance
      • Counseling And Accessibility Services
      • Student Health Services (Nurse’s Office)
      • Student Organizations
      • SRSU Honors Program
      • Title IX
    • Faculty and Staff
      • Administrative Portals
      • Administrative Policy and Procedure Manual
      • Faculty Assembly (Alpine)
      • Faculty Senate (RGC)
      • Staff Council
      • Quality Enhancement Plan
      • Counseling And Accessibility Services
      • Physical Plant
      • Title IX
      • University Committees
  • Community
    • Alumni
    • Borderlands Research Institute
    • Meat Market
    • Museum of the Big Bend
  • Athletics
    • NCAA Athletics (Men’s and Women’s Sports)
    • NIRA Athletics (Rodeo)
    • Recreational Programs
  • News
    • Skyline (Student Publications)
  • Quick Links
    • Academic Calendar
    • Blackboard
    • Bookstore
    • Class Schedule
    • Directory
    • Email
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Lobo OnLine
    • Lobo Pass
    • LTAC (Tech Help Desk)
    • Title IX
    • University Police Department
  • Calendar
    • Giving
    • COVID 19
    • mySRSU
    SUL ROSS
    • About
      • Welcome From The President
      • Administration
      • Our Campuses
        • The Alpine Campus
        • The Del Rio Campus
        • The Eagle Pass Campus
        • The Uvalde Campus
        • Sul Ross @ Midland College
      • Campus Visit
      • Contact Us
    • Academics
      • Colleges
        • College of Agriculture, Life and Physical Sciences (ALPS)
        • College of Education and Professional Studies
        • College of Graduate Studies
        • College of Literature, Arts and Social Sciences (LASS)
        • Rio Grande College
        • Academic Affairs
      • Academic Calendar
      • Catalog
      • Graduate Programs
      • Undergraduate Programs
      • Library
      • Research Centers and Institutes
      • Graduate Student Support Services
      • Law Enforcement Academy
    • Enrollment Services
      • Undergraduate Admissions
      • Graduate Admissions
      • Bursar/Cashier’s Office
      • Financial Aid
      • Registrar
      • Scholarships
      • Student/Academic Advising
      • Testing Center
      • Veterans
    • Lobo Life
      • Students
        • Student Life and Portals
        • Residential Living
        • Dining Services
        • Career Services
        • Civic Engagement & Student Assistance
        • Counseling And Accessibility Services
        • Student Health Services (Nurse’s Office)
        • Student Organizations
        • SRSU Honors Program
        • Title IX
      • Faculty and Staff
        • Administrative Portals
        • Administrative Policy and Procedure Manual
        • Faculty Assembly (Alpine)
        • Faculty Senate (RGC)
        • Staff Council
        • Quality Enhancement Plan
        • Counseling And Accessibility Services
        • Physical Plant
        • Title IX
        • University Committees
    • Community
      • Alumni
      • Borderlands Research Institute
      • Meat Market
      • Museum of the Big Bend
    • Athletics
      • NCAA Athletics (Men’s and Women’s Sports)
      • NIRA Athletics (Rodeo)
      • Recreational Programs
    • News
      • Skyline (Student Publications)
    • Quick Links
      • Academic Calendar
      • Blackboard
      • Bookstore
      • Class Schedule
      • Directory
      • Email
      • Employment Opportunities
      • Lobo OnLine
      • Lobo Pass
      • LTAC (Tech Help Desk)
      • Title IX
      • University Police Department
    • Calendar

      Features

      • Home
      • News
      • FEATURE: Map exhibit is a first
      • Categories Features,  News
      • Date September 16, 2019

      by Shawna Graves, Office of Public Relations

      “Nothing like this has been done before,” Museum of the Big Bend Curator Matt Walter said, referring to an upcoming exhibit, “Five Centuries of Mexican Maps,” with an opening reception September 20 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

      The exhibit displays 64 maps dating from the 1490s through 1930s in various sizes from handheld to wall size.

      “It’s a big show and visually, a really beautiful show,” Museum Director Mary Bones added.

      Maps convey geographical boundaries, resources, mineral wealth and other information about places in a visually interpreted format. Cartographers want them to be attention grabbing and descriptive.

      The show traces a changing national identity as political boundaries were drawn and redrawn beginning with the territory of New Spain and later Mexico.

      “With all the changes in border that these maps highlight is the quest for Mexican identity. Cartographers try to tell the story of Mexican identity, which is in flux, even today,” Walter said.

      The collection includes maps of Antonio Garcia Cubas, a preeminent cartographer active before and after the Mexican-American War.

      His maps chart losses of land and five decades of de facto “strongman rule” by Santa Ana.

      Some of that history is left out of current Mexico history books because it represents a blow to Mexican identity, Walter intimated.

      The 64 maps will have a simple label noting their creator and time period with no additional wall text, in order to encourage attendees to lose themselves in the visual artistry, Walter said.

      However, Walter, also a historian, created a 70-page booklet to provide a written history about each map. A few copies will be available for guests to peruse while in the gallery.

      The maps were donated to the Museum from the collection of Yana and Marty Davis.

      “Marty is the foremost collector of maps of Texas and Mexico in the world and is still active,” Walter said.

      The Davises, collecting for over 35 years, chose the Museum of the Big Bend to house some of their acquisitions as part of their mission to make rare documents accessible. They insist that the curious public have opportunities to see these rare historical documents in a secure but welcoming setting.

      The Texas Map Society is holding their annual meeting in Alpine during the same weekend of the show’s opening so they can attend the historic event, Walter said.

      The Society will host an entire day of speakers on Saturday, September 21 at the Espino Conference Center of the Morgan University Center.

      Speakers include Alex Hidalgo, PhD, with a talk entitled, “When Indigenous Maps Ruled Mexico.”

      More information about the meeting is at texasmapsociety.org.

      The Museum always has a small display of maps hanging in the basement Map Gallery, but a show of this scale has not been done since the 2007 “Five Centuries of Texas Maps,” also curated by Walter.

      A selection of geologic maps will be displayed in the downstairs Map Gallery for the duration of the exhibit, ending December 15.

      • Share:

      Previous News

      SRSU Psychology Department receives grant for student researchers
      January 24, 2023

      Photo streams & Albums

      • News Photostream
      • Sports Photostream
      • News Photo Albums
      • Sports Photo Albums

      Off-site Links

      • Athletics

      Weather Advisory

      SRSU in Alpine will have a delayed start tomorrow morning 2/2/2023.

      Offices will open at 10:00 A.M. and classes will begin at 11:00 A.M. Please use caution.

      Students on campus should take caution when walking across campus and use treated sidewalks whenever possible.

      logo-eduma-the-best-lms-wordpress-theme
      Alpine Campus
      East Highway 90
      Alpine, TX 79832
      Del Rio Campus
      205 Wildcat Drive
      Del Rio, TX 78840
      Eagle Pass Campus
      3107 Bob Rogers Drive
      Eagle Pass, TX 78852
      Uvalde Campus
      2623 Garner Field Road
      Uvalde, TX 78801
      Follow Us

      Administration

      • SRSU Administration

      Technology Resources

      • Support & Services

      Affiliates

      • Learning Network

      Campus Locations

      • Map & Information

      Required Links

      • Privacy & Security
      • Course, Cost & Faculty Info (HB 2504)
      • Open Records Act / Texas Public Information Act
      • Online Institutional Resume
      • Report Fraud & Abuse
      • Sexual Misconduct Resources
      • Mental Health Resources
      • State of Texas
      • The Texas State Auditor’s Office Hotline
      • Statewide Search
      • Compact with Texans
      • Texas Crews
      • Texas Veterans Portal
      • Homeland Security
      • THECB Student Complaint Process
      • SACSCOC Accreditation
      • Site Map

      member_texas

      Copyright © Sul Ross State University | All rights reserved | Proudly designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution since 1999.
      • APPLY
      • REQUEST INFORMATION
      • SCHEDULE A VISIT


      Quick Links

      Logins

      • My SRSU
      • Blackboard
      • LoboPass
      • Email

      Academics Schedule

      • Academic Calendar
      • Catalog
      • Class Schedule
      • Registrar

      Places & Department

      • Bookstore
      • Directory
      • Library
      • LTAC (Tech Help Desk)


      Quick Links

      Logins

      • My SRSU
      • Blackboard
      • LoboPass
      • Email

      Academics Schedule

      • Academic Calendar
      • Catalog
      • Class Schedule
      • Registrar

      Places & Department

      • Bookstore
      • Directory
      • Library
      • LTAC (Tech Help Desk)