Historical Content

Preface:

A descriptive catalogue of the species of mammals occurring in that region; with a general summary of the natural history, and a list of trees.

Edgar Alexander Mearns, Published April 13, 1907

View Mammals of the Mexican boundary of the United States, Mearns 1907 here (43mb)

One of the earlier accounts of the region. Parts of the narrative are very interesting. Take some of this with a grain of salt.

A description of Sonora and Arizona in 1764 (Rudo Ensayo, 1764)