Mexico, California and Texas

Title:

Mexico, California and Texas

Creator:

Martin, Robert Montgomery, 1803?-1868

Abstract:

This map retains the pre-Mexican War boundaries for the United States and presents vignettes of the region of geographic, historical, and cultural scenes, such as panning for gold, Mexican peasants, and the Mayan ruins of Uxmal. Texas is shown at almost its largest configuration, laying claim to the source of the Río Grande in New Mexico. To represent its largest boundary, the panhandle would need to stretch to the 42nd parallel in present-day Wyoming. Major and minor settlements are present, and of particular interest is some confusion about the Colorado and Red Rivers. The Colorado is located in the position where one would expect it on the map, but while prominently labeled, it is marked as the Red River. The Red River itself, the boundary with Oklahoma, is name the Natchitoches River.

Issued:

1851

Subject:

Southwestern States--Maps, United States--Southwestern States, California--Maps, Mexico--Maps, and Texas--Maps

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:

Southwestern States, Mexico, Texas, United States, and California

Coverage:

(W 130°--W 80°/N 42°--N 15°)

Attribution:

Martin, Robert Montgomery, 1803?-1868, Rapkin, J., 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:

Shape of Texas

Call Number:

G4030 1851 .M37

Contributor:

Rapkin, J.

Language:

eng