Alexander Keith Johnston (1804-1871). United States and Texas. (Edinburgh: 1844). Published in National Atlas of Historical, Commercial and Political Geography. Lithographed edition with original outline hand color. 19 3/8 x 24 ½ in. to distinctive piano key border. Sheet: 20 1/4 x 25 3/8 in. Inset map and description, “Sketch of the River Niagara.” Clean, strong impression with bright color. On heavy paper with light toning along the sheet edges and light scattered foxing at bottom. Very good condition. $4,500.
$4,500.00
Featuring a Superb Rendering of the Republic of Texas
Containing a wealth of accurate and detailed information, this map features the independent Republic of Texas and the United States, one of the very few maps titled so. Typical of English maps of this period, the map is densely engraved with information including a network of roads and trails, built and proposed railways, operational and proposed canals, and lighthouse locations.
Texas is shown with its borders extending from the Rio Grande to the Arkansas River and west into New Mexico just past Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Taos. A note in the lower left corner announces the dates of foreign recognition of independent Texas: The Independence of Texas was formally declared in March 1836. It was recognised by Great Britain in Novr. 1840; and has been acknowledged by the United States, France, Holland and Belgium. Johnston’s map likely dates to 1844, the year in which Secretary of State John C. Calhoun sponsored a treaty for the annexation of Texas. The treaty failed, but annexation finally occurred in March 1845.
Ref: Day (TX) #1431, LeGear, Atlases, 6108, Phillips, Maps, p. 901
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