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Pub Year	Map Maker	Pub Place	Map Title	Map Price (USD)	Picture
1852	Thomas, Cowperthwait, & Co.	Philadelphia	Map of The State of Texas from the most recent authorities.	$1,375	Picture

A lithograph with hand colored wash.

Size: Approximagely 31 cm x 38 cm (11.75 inches x 14.75 inches)

Map Type: Atlas

This is an excellent example with vibrant colors.

Created by J.H. Young, a very fine cartographer who had a business relationship with Mitchell from his first map of Texas done in 1836. This is the earliest of the "new" maps of the State of Texas issued by Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. in 1852 to replace the original Republic era style maps Mitchell had included in his Universal Atlas.

Many interesting notes are included on this "new" map, including a narrative about the Rio Grande, El Llano Estacado, and the "Comanche War Trail"¹ between today's city of Fort Stockton and Presidio.

"Burnet County"¹ (est. 1848) is not included in this map, an indication that the map is a 1st state of the J.H. Young creation.

This is a marvelous map, a must have for any serious Texas map collector.

Inset maps "Northern Texas" and "Map of the Vicinity of Galveston City". Inset table "Population &c. of Texas according to the Census of 1850".

References:

Map References: A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress, 809, Phillips, P.L, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1909; American Maps and Mapmakers, p313, Ristow, George, Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 1985

¹Handbook of Texas Online, s.v.