Mitchell's Map of the State of Texas (1846)

S[amuel] Augustus Mitchell. NO. 13 MAP OF THE STATE OF TEXAS ENGRAVED TO ILLUSTRATE MITCHELL'S SCHOOL AND FAMILY GEOGRAPHY. Philadelphia: Thomas Cowperthwait & Co, 1846. From Mitchell's School Atlas: Comprising the Maps, Etc., Designed to Illustrate Mitchell's School and Family Geography. Engraving with hand-coloring; presented in a wooden frame under a mat and conservation glass.

Image size 10 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.; Frame dimensions 17 1/4 x 13 1/4 in.

A Private North Carolina Collection

A map of Texas soon after it became the 28th state in 1845, and published at the beginning of the Mexican-American War that started as a result of the annexation.

Lightly toned with a couple of small areas of staining/soiling, a few spots of foxing, and a tiny tear in the upper right corner; light wear to frame; not examined out of frame.