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Lot 198
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* [Manuscript Map of Texas/Louisiana], "Plano de una parte de la Provincia de la Luisiana y de otra de la Florida Occidental y de la Provincia de Texas", ("Map of a part of the Province of Louisiana and the other of West Florida and the Province of Texas"), c. 1804, ink and watercolor wash on paper, two sheets joined, paper watermarked "J. Whatman 1794" and with their fleur-de-lis, sheet 21 1/2 in. x 41 1/4 in., attractively float-mounted and framed.
- Notes: Note: This historically important manuscript map shows the origins of the state of Texas at the turn of the 19th century. The map asserts, in bold colors, the borders claimed by Spain between its provinces of Texas and West Florida, and the territories of the United States, including the province of Louisiana newly conveyed by Napoleon over Spanish objections. The valuable lands within what would become Texas are shown extending westward, highlighted by the principal river systems between the Sabine and San Antonio, probably drafted by a surveyor with the Casa-Calvo expedition of 1805, and possibly supervised by celebrated cartographer Nicholas de Finiels. The map focuses on an area of extreme Spanish interest when it was becoming impossible for that once great power to maintain its grip in North America in the face of increasing hegemony of the young United States. Complete essay by Dr. Charles A. Weeks available on line at www.nealauction.com.
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