No. 13 Map of the State of Texas
One of the earliest maps to depict the newly proclaimed state of Texas.
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Description
After a fierce Congressional debate, the Independent Republic of Texas was annexed by the United States and admitted to the Union as the 28th state in 1845. The borders of the new state were intentionally left vague, and this map shows extensive territorial claims of the short-lived republic up to the Arkansas River and even off the map.
Mexico fiercely contested these assertions, and relations between the two countries would ultimately deteriorate into the Mexican-American War the following year.
Published in Philadelphia in 1846 by Samuel Augustus Mitchell for his Mitchell’s school atlas: comprising the maps, etc., designed to illustrate Mitchell’s school and family geography.
Map Details
Publication Date: 1846
Author: Samuel Augustus Mitchell
Sheet Width (in): 9.25
Sheet Height (in): 11.50
Condition: B+
Condition Description: Moderate soiling and wear visible in the edges and three binding holes in the left margin. Image remains clean on a strong sheet.
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