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J. Arrowsmith. Mexico....
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J. Arrowsmith. Mexico. London: Pubd. 15 Feby 1840 by J. Arrowsmith. 27" x 21.5". Engraved map on heavy paper with original outline coloring. With an inset at the lower left "Mexico, Shewing its connection with the Ports of Acapulco, Vera Cruz, & Tampico, on double the scale of the map." With plate number 44 at lower right.This map first appeared in 1832 and was reissued several times. Texas is shown with shorter boundaries than those claimed by the Republic. The Nueces River is its southern boundary, and both West Texas and the Panhandle are marked as Mexican territory.
John Arrowsmith was the nephew of Aaron Arrowsmith, and the Arrowsmith family was among the most respected and influential cartographers of the nineteenth century. In 1841, John Arrowsmith published a key map of the Republic of Texas, which was the best depiction of Texas available in Europe during the Republic and annexation period.
Condition: Neatly reinforced on verso at the center for where it was formerly bound in an atlas. Lightly toned.
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2023 December 2 The Ted Lusher Texas History Collection, Part One Signature® Auction #6281 (go to Auction Home page)
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