"Mexico and Guatimala", Teesdale, Henry

The Republic of Texas was a sovereign state in North America from 1836 to 1845. It was formed as a break-away republic from Mexico by the Texas Revolution. The nation claimed a large region that included all of the present state of Texas together with part of the former Mexican region of New Mexico (parts of present-day New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and Wyoming). The eastern boundary with the United States was defined by the Adams-Onís Treaty between the United States and Spain, in 1819. Its southern and western-most boundary with Mexico was under dispute throughout the existence of the republic, with Texas claiming that the boundary was the Rio Grande, and Mexico claiming the Nueces River as the boundary.

This detailed map of Mexico and Central America extends to include the southern United States. Texas is shown as an independent republic and extends to north of James Peak. A note just above Pensacola states that "The Province of Texas acknowledged an independent state by Great Britain, Novr. 1840." To the west, the rivers Timpanogas and San Buenaventura run straight into the Pacific. The map locates many Indian tribes and early settlements. It is surrounded by a keyboard-style border.

Henry Teesdale was a prominent London publisher and founding fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He produced large-scale maps and charts and a number of fine atlases in the early part of the nineteenth century. He employed the most skilled draftsmen and engravers and his maps are renowned for precise detail and fine coloring. His maps are increasingly scarce on the market.

References: Rumsey #2745.037.

Condition: A

On a sturdy sheet with a hint of toning along the centerfold.