Very Rare Original Map of the United States & the Republic of Texas, circa 1842

Major world powers such as the United Kingdom were very interested in the Republic of Texas as an independent country. This outstanding map depicts the independent Republic of Texas with the western border reflecting the Treaty Santa Anna signed after his defeat at San Jacinto – the Rio Grand River to its source in the Rocky Mountains. Great Britain’s interest in additional sources of cotton to supply their mills – as well as their long standing enmity with Spain – resulted in expansive views for the Republic of Texas.
This is one of the most detailed maps reflecting the Republic of Texas and the whole of the United States of America. All of the important settlements in Texas are noted: San Felipe de Austin, Houston, Harrisburg, Liberty, Washington, Velasco, Texana, and to the west all of the settlements on the Rio Grande. The El Camino Real connects Louisiana, Nacogdoches and San Antonio with old Mexico. Other principal wagon roads are recorded between the settlements inland from the Gulf Coast. In the United States, the rapidly developing system of canals and railroads reaches as far west as the Great Lakes and central Indiana.