1929 USMC Coco Patrol Map Nicaragua- Routes Of March, USS Galveston Denver Tulsa
Marine Corps operational map of Nicaragua, titled. MAP OF NICARAGUA: Showing Routes of March of COCO Patrol Consisting of Marine Detachments USS Galveston, Denver, and Tulsa from April 26, 1928 to March 25, 1929. Hand-traced: The lower left corner is signed J. Scale: 1:600,000. Medium: Purple mimeograph/blueprint-style tracing on thin drafting paper. Purpose: Depicts actual Marine patrol march routes during the U. Coco River region. Towns, camps, rivers, patrol routes (dotted and solid). East Coast towns Bluefields, Puerto Cabezas, Monkey Point, etc. Interior towns Ocotal, Jalapa, Quilalí, Santa Cruz, etc. Southern border to Costa Rica. Pacific Coast areas including Corinto & León. Maps like this were typically produced in extremely small numbers within Marine units. Original fold lines throughout (as issued). Some edge wear, small corner creases. Mild yellowing consistent with 95-year-old paper. Purple mimeograph lines still legible; no major tears seen. Overall Very Good for age. ? Why this is significant. Maps like this were hand-produced inside the Marine Corps, and most did not survive. USMC history collectors. Sandino Rebellion / Banana Wars historians. Military cartography collectors. Nicaragua regional historical researchers.
