Early SW Maps: Off Topic!

[Joseph Puentes <makas@...>]

this was too good to not send to the group. Then again does anyone know 
if the boundarys of the various Estados might have been extended up to 
the present day SW US?:
12. Maps of the Pimeria: Early Cartography of the Southwest
http://www.library.arizona.edu/pimeria/welcome.html

The Pimeria was a region (never defined with any exacting detail) of Spanish
colonial Mexico that encompassed what is now southern Arizona and northern
Sonora. Derived from the Pima Indians who live in the region, the name first
appeared on a map prepared in 1696. This online collection consists of over
thirty separate maps, ranging in date from 1556 to 1854. Each map features
detailed cataloging information, along with a brief profile of the
cartographer responsible for creating each document. A built-in viewer also
allows visitors to zoom in and out of each map, as well as adjust the pixel
size to their liking. The site is rounded out by a discussion of the methods
used to create the online exhibit, along with credits to the respective
personnel at the University of Arizona who made the project possible. [KMG]