Map of Texas and the Countries Adjacent: Emory 1844

Title: Map of Texas and the Countries Adjacent Author: W. H. Emory Date: 1844 Medium: Hand-colored engraving Condition: Good - tide marks and repaired separations along issued folding (some reinstated paper in areas of significant loss), light foxing, large repaired tears in left and right margins, original hand-colored outlines, large horizontal tear along bottom margin Inches: 33 ¼ x 21 ½ [Image] Centimeters: 84.46 x 54.61 [Image] Product ID: 316062 In 1844, the same year of the United States’ annexation of Texas, William H. Emory (1811-1887) published his Map of Texas and the Countries Adjacent. It showed the full extent of the Republic of Texas’s territorial claims (the so-called “stovepipe” configuration), and was the first chart to correctly delineate the boundaries set on December 19, 1836 by the Texas Congress. Emory’s robust depiction of Texas proved instrumental in garnering support for its annexation, as the idea of adding such a substantial stretch of territory to