Texas: the rise, progress, and prospects of the Republic of Texas

Title:

Texas: the rise, progress, and prospects of the Republic of Texas

Creator:

Kennedy, William, 1799-1871

Abstract:

Kennedy's two-volume work on the Republic of Texas did much to encourage English and European settlement in Texas. Four maps, including John Arrowsmith's rare Map of Texas were published with Volume I. The influence of the book was far-reaching and helped Texas gain recognition as an independent state by Great Britain on November 16, 1840. Kennedy served as Texan Consul in London and returned to Texas as British Consul at Galveston. The well-known bibliographer of Texas John Jenkins wrote, “the large map by John Arrowsmith ranks with those of Tanner and Emery as the best maps of Texas during the period of the Republic. It is a monument to Texas cartography, but apparently was included in only a portion of the copies of the original edition, as only a small percentage of surviving copies contain it.” Gift of Amy B. ’84 and Tim A. Leach ’82

Issued:

1841

Subject:

Texas--Description and travel and Texas--History--to 1846

Rights:

A copyright review process in April 2022 has determined that this particular item is in the public domain. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Spatial:

Texas

Attribution:

Kennedy, William, 1799-1871, R. Hastings, and A copyright review process in April 2022 has determined that this particular item is in the public domain. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Description:

Held in the Floyd and Louise Chapman Texas and Borderlands Collection at Cushing Memorial Library and Archives on the campus of Texas A and M University, College Station, Texas.

Exhibit Tags:

Immigration and Land Grants

Call Number:

F390.K36 1841

Contributor:

R. Hastings

Language:

eng