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A nice example of what is probably S. Augustus Mitchell's most famous folding map. The region shown extends from the Mississippi to the Pacific coastline, and from the Rio Grande to southern Canada. This region was of particular interest in 1846 because of two recent, related events. In 1845, Texas had been admitted to the Union as a new state, which prompted Mexico, in 1846, to invade Texas, thus precipitating the U.S.-Mexican war. General curiosity about the new state and understandable interest in the war led to Mitchell's timely map becoming a very popular item all across the United States. As stated in the "Accompaniment to Mitchell's new map of Texas, Oregon and California...," in which the map was issued, Mitchell used the latest information on the American west which was available at the time. Among his sources were Arrowsmith's 1841 map of Texas, Fremont's and Emory's maps of their explorations in the region, data from the Lewis & Clark expedition, Nicollet's map of the region between the Mississippi and the Missouri, Wilkes' map of Oregon. The map shows Texas claims to the upper Rio Grande, in present-day New Mexico. These claims were eventually given up as part of the Great Compromise of 1850 in return for federal assumption of Texas' public debt. Besides its cartographic interest, the accompanying booklet contains the most comprehensive description of the territories bordering the Pacific Ocean, a region soon to be incorporated into the United States. This is a striking map of seminal significance to the history of the United States and its mapping. $10,500
John B. Newman. Texas and Mexico, in 1846; Comprising The History Of Both Countries, with an Account of the Soil, Climate, and Productions of Each. New York: J.K. Wellman, 1846. Original paper covers. 8tvo. 32pp. With manuscript owner's note on title page. Water stained throughout. Ink stain at bottom corner, pp. 17-32, and top 1/3 margin, pp. 29 - end. Cover worn at extremities with some chips at corners. Overall, very good condition. With map, "Mexico & Texas in 1846. Seat of War." 9 1/2 x 10. Lithograph by Lewis & Brown. Original hand color. Bottom right corner cut to neat line, as issued. Two dark spots in title area; two smaller spots off coast of Guadalajara. Very light tide mark at bottom left below image, and at top left and right corners within image. 1/2" tear at center right margin. Still, very good condition in original booklet.
A rare booklet on the Texas and Mexico, the "Seat of War," issued at the beginning of the Mexican American War. Newman's account describes the "soil, climate, and productions" of both countries, along with their histories, especially as related to the war. Newman is severe in his criticism of the policy of the U.S. towards Texas, stating "We rushed on to annex, in defiance of every warning, and not only took Texas, but claimed a great deal with it which never belonged to Texas." Newman also criticized "Land-Jobbers and Slave-Jobbers." The glory of the booklet, though, is the striking folding map showing Mexico and Texas. Texas is distinguished with a yellow border and an American flag planted near the mouth of the Rio Grande. Based on current information, it is quite accurate, but it is the political statement of the flag that makes this map so wonderful a part of Texas history. $3,800
Carl C.F. Radefeld after William H. Emory. "Texas Nach den besten Quellen." From Meyer's Handatlas. Hildburghhausen: Bibliographischen Instituts, 1846. 11 1/2 x 14. Engraving. Original hand color. Very good color. Phillips Maps: 844.
An excellent, scarce map of Texas shortly after annexation by the United States. It was issued in J. Meyer's Grosser Zeitungs Atlas. Most of the maps from this atlas are based on Henry Tanner, but not this map. It is a German edition of William H. Emory's 1844 map of Texas. Emory's map was used for the U.S. government's annexation of Texas in 1845, so it and this German version would have provided the best information available on the situation in the state that became the bone of contention between Mexico and the U.S. The map shows the large region claimed by Texas, extending along the Rio Grande well to the north of Santa Fe. Radefeld shows the new border between the United States and Mexico after the annexation of Texas, before Mexico had lost its upper California territories in the war that followed. Of additional interest are the indications of all the Indian lands in what would become the Indian Territories (and eventually Oklahoma). In the upper left of the map is an image of the Great Salt Lake, at the edge of a relatively unmapped Great Basin. $1,800
S. Augustus Mitchell. "Map of Texas from the most recent authorities." From Universal Atlas. Philadelphia: C.S. Williams, 1849. 12 1/8 x 14 7/8. Lithograph transfer from engraved plate. Full original hand color. Very good condition.
An excellent map of Texas from just after the Mexican American War. The map shows all of Texas, with the northern tip in an inset in the lower left corner. The map depicts topographical information with clear precision, including towns, rivers, roads, and the site of the Battle of San Jacinto (1836). All 49 counties then established are depicted, with one large county (Bexar) taking up almost the entire western half of the state. A note in the northwest part of that county states: "This tract of Country as far as North Canadian Fork was explored by Le Grand in 1833, it is naturally fertile, well wooded, and with a fair proportion of water." Also of note are the early roads shown in the state as well as indications of the locations of Indian tribes. $975
Sidney Hall. "Mexico, California & Texas." Edinburgh: A. & C. Black, ca. 1849. 10 1/4 x 14 1/2. Engraving by S. Hall. Original color. Light spot in map. Very good condition. Inset in lower left of "Guatimala."
An interesting map of Mexico and the American southwest issued in Edinburgh about 1849. Details of topography and settlements are shown throughout, and roads and political divisions are also indicated. This map was issued after the Mexican-American war, so Texas, New Mexico, Utah, and California are all shown as part of the United States. In Utah, Salt Lake City is shown on the Great Salt Lake, with the note that it is a "Mormon Set." Throughout the region are indications of Indian tribes. Overall, this is an interesting and up-to-date mapping of this region at an important period in its history. $375
J.H. Young. "Map of the State of Texas from the most recent authorities." Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., 1852. 12 7/8 x 15 7/8. Lithographic transfer from engraved plate. Original hand color. Very good condition.
An excellent map of Texas by J.H. Young, filled with very up-to-date information that is presented clearly and with a striking appearance. Young compiled the most current details available and produced a map that shows a significant amount of information for both the eastern and western portions of the state. In the east, the patchwork of counties is illuminated by the contrasting pastel colors, and this region is filled with towns, rivers, roads and information on existing and planned railroad lines. In the western parts of the state, Young shows what information was available, including some topography locations of Indian tribes, and a few roads. An inset map is included showing "Texas North Of Red River." $775
Carl Flemming. "Mexico, Mittel-America, Texas." Glogau, Germany: C. Flemming, 1853. From Heinrich Berghaus's Vollständiger Universal-Handatlas. 13 x 16 1/2. Lithograph by C. Flemming. Original outline color. Very good condition.
Carl Flemming was the founder of an important German firm located in Berlin and Glogau and this map shows characteristic German detail. The Germans were very interested in America at this period, with large numbers having emigrated to Texas in the 1840s, and more taking advantage of the opportunities of land and employment by coming to the mid-west and into the west. This map shows Mexico, Central America, Texas, and the present-day southwest U.S.. The mapping of the topography of this later region is quite confused, but the reduced (and present) borders of Texas are indicated as established by the Compromise of 1850, even though the old border is also shown with the cut off territory labeled as "New Mexico." The only other political border clearly shown in the United States is for California. $475
"Texas." New York: J.H. Colton & Co., ca. 1855. 12 1/2 x 16. Lithograph. Full original color. Very good condition.
An interesting, detailed map of Texas issued within a decade of its becoming a state. This map is of particular note as it is has the panhandle attached to the state, unlike most other issues by Colton and other nineteenth century publishers, which show the panhandle in a separate inset. Topographical, political, and transportation information is accurate and graphically displayed. Counties, towns, rivers, roads, and proposed rail lines are clearly indicated. In the western part of the state, there are four large tracts indicated. Two insets in the lower left show Galveston Bay and the Sabine Lake. Each county is separately colored with bright pastel shades, making this a decorative as well as historically interesting map. $450
Andrew B. Gray. "Map Of That Portion Of The Boundary Between The United States and Mexico. From The Pacific Coast To The Junction Of The Gila And Colorado Rivers, Surveyed Under The Direction Of The Hon. John B. Weller U.S. Commissioner, And The Rio Gila From Near Its Intersection, With The Southern Boundary Of New Mexico, Surveyed Under The Direction Of John R. Bartlett." Washington: GPO, 1855. 21 x 49. Lithograph by Ackerman. Folded on somewhat brittle paper. Short tear near where attached; otherwise, very good. With original Senate report bound with new covers. Wheat: 840.
A large, very detailed map, called by Wheat "clearly a major performance." The map was created under the instructions of the Joint Commission that had been set up by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo to map the new U.S.-Mexico border, including the Gadsden Purchase of 1854. This map is minutely detailed along the border region, stretching from the Pacific Ocean to Texas. Included is a inset "Sketch of the Port of San Diego." This is an excellent example of the quality of the government mapping of the west in the nineteenth century. $2,500
J.H. Young. "No. 13. Map of the State of Texas." From Mitchell's School Atlas. Philadelphia: H. Cowperthwait & Co., 1857. 8 1/8 x 10 3/4. Lithographic transfer from engraved plate by J.H. Young. Original hand wash. Some very light smudging in margins. Very good condition.
An excellent map of Texas from S. Augustus Mitchell's influential School Atlas. The map shows Texas with good detail throughout. The map depicts topographical information with clear precision, marking towns, rivers, roads, and counties. Other interesting features abound, including indications of mines, forts, Indian tribes, county borders, mail routes and early roads. The pan handle is included in an inset in the top left and the vicinity around Galveston is shown in an inset in the lower left. $185
After Jacob de Cordova. "New Map of the State of Texas Compiled from J. De Cordova's large Map." New York: J.H. Colton & Co., ca. 1858. 15 1/2 x 25. Lithograph. Full original hand color. Some chipping in bottom margin. A bit brittle, but very good condition.
A detailed map of Texas shortly before the Civil War based on a 1849 map by Jacob De Cordova, a New Orleans land promoter, which was the first to be drawn from General Land Office records. Topographical, political, and transportation information is accurate, with counties, towns, rivers, roads, and proposed rail lines clearly indicated. Most development in the state is limited to the east, though a number of new counties were created in 1858 at the western edge of most of the development. Though still with a copyright of 1855, this map was issued after those counties were formed and they are all indicated and named. In the western most part of the state are only four counties, and in that region less information is shown, with rivers, some topography, a few settlements and roads, and an indication of the proposed routes for railroads. Of interest is a note in the northwest corner, including lands in New Mexico, which reads "El Llano Estracado or The Staked Plain. Elevated Table Land without Wood or Water." Almost 20 forts are shown and other features include trading houses, springs and passes. $525
"Johnson's New Map of the State of Texas." New York: Johnson & Ward, 1862.16 1/2 x 24 1/2. Lithograph. Full original hand color. Slight separations at centerfold, but very good condition.
A large and detailed map based on J. de Cordova's map of 1849, by way of Colton's map of 1855 (cf, above), and updated to show new information. A.J. Johnson, who published out of New York City, was one of the leading cartographic publishers in the latter half of the century, producing popular atlases, geographies and separate maps. This map is an nice example of Johnson's, and thus early American, cartography. It shows a prodigious amount of topographical and political information, including fascinating information on the roads and railroads which criss-crossed the state at this time. An inset of the pan handle, in the lower left, is flanked by insets of Sabine Lake and Galveston Bay. $425
"Johnson's Texas." New York: A. J. Johnson, 1866. 17 x 23. Lithograph. Full original hand color. Very good condition.
A large, detailed map of Texas, with insets of Galveston Bay, and Northern Texas from A. J. Johnson's mid-nineteenth century atlas of the world. With its large size the map shows excellent information, including towns, rivers, roads, railroads, water holes and other interesting historic details. The eastern half of Texas is shown broken into many counties, each named and colored in a contrasting shade. The western part of the state consists of but four large counties. Johnson, who published out of New York City, was one of the leading cartographic publishers in the latter half of the century, producing popular atlases, geographies and so on. This map is an nice example of Johnson's, and thus early American, cartography. $500
"Texas." Chicago: G.F. Cram & Co., 1889. 16 1/2 x 22 3/8. Cerograph. Original color. Very good condition.
A detailed map of Texas issued by the George Cram Company, an engraving and publishing firm from Chicago. In the mid-nineteenth century, the center of cartographic publishing was New York City, but in the 1880's this began to shift towards Chicago with the advent of the Rand, McNally and Cram firms. These firms were noted for their efficient output of precise maps filled with useful and up-to-date political and cultural information, and details on roads, towns, railroads, and so forth. This map is typical of the Cram output and it shows railroads, forts, springs, and much else precisely and clearly. $175
Maps from the Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington: Gov't Printing Office, 1891-95. Lithographed by Julius Bien & Co.. With printed highlight color. Very good condition.
A series of highly detailed maps of Texas from the Atlas to Accompany the Official Records, about which Richard Stephenson has written, "This is the most detailed atlas yet published on the Civil War. It consists of reproductions of maps compiled by both Union and Confederate soldiers." [Stephenson, Civil War Maps, p 99.] The maps show many of the events, defenses, and campaigns of the Civil War with great detail, including topography, troop placements and movements, and other information of interest. These are the best near contemporary maps available of many of these battles, sieges, and other events of this conflict, based on both Union and Confederate sources. These maps were never published until they appeared in the Atlas.
A terrific railroad map for the "I. & G.N., T. & P. Iron Mountain" railroad in Texas. The original Iron Mountain Route connected St. Louis with Iron Mountain (near present-day Ironton, Missouri), but then it extended further southwest until it reached and extended into Texas. This map was issued to encourage immigration into Texas along this line. The state is laid out with its counties, towns, and roads indicated. On this information, in bold black lines, are the lines extending from Texarkanas to El Paso, Lardo, and Galveston, with a number of other branches. To provide the potential immigrants with useful information the map shows the state broken into regions based on the predominant economy (e.g. "Dry Farming and Grazing Land" and "Vegetables, Cotton, Corn Tobacco"). In the upper left corner is an inset map showing Texas, with the rail lines evident, located in context to the railroads connection to it from St. Louis and elsewhere. Cheap "Homeseekers Rates To All Parts of Texas" are advertised, complete with "liberal stop-over privileges." Another advertisement is included in the lower left for Thomas Diller of San Antonio, who appears to have distributed these maps with his compliments. Diller claimed "I can furnish as large tracts as can be had in both Texas and Mexico…Let me know what you want." While a large number of these maps would have been printed and distributed, few would have survived. $750
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