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"Mitchell's Map of Texas" 1839

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Maps, Atlases & Globes Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD
 Mitchell's Map of Texas  1839
<B>Samuel Augustus Mitchell: </B></I><B><I>New Map of Texas</B></I></B></I><B>, 1839</B></I> (Philadelphia: S. A. Mitchell, 1839), 15" x 12.5". The full title of the map is <I>New Map of Texas, with the Contiguous American and Mexican States</B></I>. Entered by Samuel A. Mitchell. Hand-colored engraving by J. H. Young. Three text insets include "<I>Remarks on Texas</B></I>," "<I>Land Grants</B></I>," and "<I>Rivers of Texas</B></I>." The map was originally folded into a small (3" x 5"), leather-bound pocket folder with a gilt stamp, which is also included. The map is in fair to good condition with original folds, brittleness and paper loss in the text insets at right; the pocket folder is very good. <I>Ex. Dallas Historical Society.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Large (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)