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Karte des Staates Texas nach den zu Washington im Septbr 1850 regulirten und durch die Texanische Legislatur zu Austin besta...
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Description
Scarce German Emigration Map with the Grant Area of the German Texas Society Prominently Marked
Karte des Staates Texas nach den zu Washington im Septbr 1850
regulirten und durch die Texanische Legislatur zu Austin
bestatigten neuen Grenzen. Wiesbaden: Im eigenen
Verlage des Vereins zu Wiesbaden, 1851.Hand-colored map, 29.5" x 26.5", dissected into four sections and mounted on linen.
The map offers an overview of Texas with routes from Indianola to German settlements highlighted. The location of Grant Gebiet des Texas Vereins (Grant Area of the Texas Society) is prominently marked.
This map was published along with instructions produced by the German Emigrant's Association in 1851 to assist prospective emigrants. Although copies were traditionally folded into the association's pamphlet and either included or sold in conjunction with the work, this map has been fully removed.
The full title translates to "Map of the State of Texas to Washington as revised in September 1850 and confirmed by the Texan legislature to Austin to show the new boundaries. Published by the association for the protection of German emigration in Wiesbaden, including special maps of association, a panorama of New Braunfels and instruction for immigrants."
The map featured here labels the territories of California, New Mexico, and Kansas and outlines the visible portion of Louisiana. Within Texas, county lines separate north, east, and central Texas while the western portion is largely left blank. It erroneously places the source of the Colorado River in southwestern Texas, near the border with Mexico. Cities such as Austin, Goliad, and San Antonio are marked within their respective county lines.
Large-scale German immigration to Texas began as early as the 1830s when advertisements in Germany drew "a group of petty noblemen" to the region, thinking colonization would bring them wealth and power. The German Emigration Company officially began its efforts throughout the 1840s when an estimated 9,000 settlers moved to Texas. By the time the German Emigrant's Association published this map, the "German Belt in Texas was well established." German emigration numbers remained high until the turn of the twentieth century.
Condition: Toned with light marginal soiling, some minor stains, linen soiled on verso with pencil notations.
References: TSHA Handbook of Texas.
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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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