1841 Texas

This is a very fine example of an important map of Texas as a republic, showing the region as divided into land grants based on empresarios established by the Mexican government prior to the Texas Revolution. The map was published the same year Sam Houston became the President of the Republic of Texas and features some of the earliest Texan settlement, many of them with new names. Though the date on the map suggest a publication of 1838, the map was actually published in 1841 as part of " A New Atlas of the World," by C.D. Strong out of Boston. Despite annual updates to his map, Bradford elected to save money and not legally register every state. While subtle difference can be found between each state of Bradford's map, the most important change found in the 1841 state is the extension of McMullen and McGlone's Grant to the Rio Bravo (Rio Grande). Prior maps of Texas as a republic limit the southern border to the Nueces River. In 1828 John McMullen and James McGloin received a contract