James H. Young

Lot 359: YOUNG, JAMES H.

Name: YOUNG, JAMES H.
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: 40zb3z8q2x

Est: £3,000 GBP - £4,000 GBPSold:

Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomNovember 18, 2004

Item Overview

Description

A New Map of Texas, with the contiguous American & Mexican states. Philadelphia: Samuel Augustus Mitchell 1835, 305 x 369mm., full-page engraved map in wash and outline colour, trimmed close to margins not affecting the image, laid on light rice paper

Artist or Maker

James H. Young

Literature

Streeter Texas 1178. Raines, p.250; not in Martin & Martin.

Notes

first issue of this important and early map of Texas, by one of the leading American cartographers of the day. The map marks each of the land grants, such as 'Austin & Williams's Grant', 'Beale's Grant', 'Burnet's Grant'. Panels of text include 'Remarks on Texas', 'Land Grants', and 'Rivers of Texas'.

Auction Details

Natural History, Travel, Atlases and Maps

Sotheby's

November 18, 2004, 12:00 AM EST

34-35 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1A 2AA, UK

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