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Identifier
metapth50212
Description
This is believed to be the first map of Texas as an independent republic to appear in an atlas. It was produced by Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1802-1887), a Boston editor and publisher. Bradford’s Comprehensive Atlas from 1835 first appeared without the map but later variants, all dated 1835, include the map. It shows Texas divided up according to several of the original Mexican land grants, and it includes topographical such as rivers, prairies, hills, towns, and settlements. Locations described as having “Droves of Wild Cattle & Horses” and “Mustang & Wild Horse Desert” clearly indicate the overwhelming influence of Stephen F. Austin and Henry S. Tanner’s maps of Texas published in Philadelphia. [Gift of Virginia Garrett]
Archival Date
1835
Location
125/1
Collection Name
Cartographic Connections
Collection Number
00003
Publisher
University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Original Format
Map
File Format
JPG
Rights
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Subjects
Texas; Mexico
Item Type
image
Names
Bradford, Thomas Gamaliel (1802-1887)
Subjects
Texas; Mexico