{"product_id":"map-of-texas-compiled-from-surveys-on-record-in-the-general-land-office-of-the-republic-hunt-randel-1839","title":"Map of Texas, Compiled from Surveys on record in the General Land Office of the Republic...: Hunt \u0026 Randel, 1839","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cem\u003eMAP OF TEXAS, Compiled from surveys on record in the General Land Office of the Republic, to the year 1839, by Richard S. Hunt and Jesse F. Randel. New York, published by J.H. Colton Engraved by Stiles, Sherman \u0026amp; Smith. New York \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWITH THE SCARCE, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGuide to the Republic of Texas: Consisting of a Brief Outline of the History of Its Settlement: A General View of the Surface of the Country; Its Climate, Soil, Productions; Rivers, Counties, Towns, and Internal Improvements; The Colonization and Land Laws; List of Courts and Judicial Officers; Tariff and Ports of Entry \u0026amp;c. Accompanied by a New and Correct Map. By Richard S. Hunt and Jesse F. Randel, Houston, Texas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eRichard S. Hunt \u0026amp; Jesse F. Randel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1839, New York\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003e See Description\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eInches:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 24 1\/4 x 32 [Paper] \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCentimeters:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 61.59 x 81.28 [Paper] \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProduct ID: \u003c\/b\u003e308763\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRare Republic of Texas Map\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCopper-engraved map of the Republic of Texas on banknote paper, refreshed original full hand-coloring.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eUnlike earlier Texas maps by Hooker (1833), Burr (1833), and J.H. Young (1835), which pushed the colonization grants deep into far western Texas on a relatively small scale, this map focuses more tightly on the settled and most relevant regions, extending only a short distance west of the 101st meridian—less than 150 miles beyond San Antonio. In doing so, it follows the model of the important Austin maps, which reach only slightly beyond the 102nd meridian but employ a notably generous scale of 24 miles to the inch, offering exceptional clarity and detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe accompanying \u003cem\u003eHunt and Randel Guide\u003c\/em\u003e (present here) openly concedes that some minor details are necessarily imperfect, yet stresses that the map is grounded in actual surveys from the coast to the San Antonio Road, with the principal rivers carefully traced for more than 100 miles above that line. The authors go so far as to claim that “this map is the only one which makes any pretensions to being based on accurate surveys,” underscoring its ambition to supersede earlier, more speculative productions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIssued in 1839, the map presents thirty-one Texas counties in attractive hand color, their boundaries crisply defined, including Harrison County, organized by an act of the Third Congress on January 28, 1839. It also appears to be among the earliest printed maps to show the newly planned town of Austin on the north bank of the Colorado River, capturing the Republic’s new capital at a formative moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA particularly engaging feature is the inset, \u003cem\u003eMAP OF THE RIO GRANDE and the COUNTRY WEST TO THE PACIFIC\u003c\/em\u003e, which sweeps westward to portray “Upper California” and “Lower California” between the 23rd and 42nd parallels, populated with numerous place names and the speculative courses of the Timpanogos and Buenaventura rivers running to the sea, and placing the northern boundary of Sonora near the 29th parallel. Notably, Wheat does not record this large inset, which reaches from Texas all the way to the Pacific coast and includes all of Lower California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAmong large-scale nineteenth-century maps of Texas, Hunt and Randel’s production ranks with the great works of Austin and de Cordova, with few true competitors in scope, execution, and influence. The guidebook that accompanied the map became a classic emigrant manual in its own right, answering the practical questions of would-be settlers and actively promoting Texas as a destination. In persuasive, almost promotional language, the authors praise the coastal region as “the sunny plains of the southwestern garden” and minimize concerns over health, noting that “the only sickness particular to the country are bilious distempers, and these are by no means universal or excessively severe.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe map is also noteworthy for having been offered as evidence in a U.S. Supreme Court case (U.S. vs. Texas, 162 U.S. 1, United States vs. State of Texas, March 16, 1896), where it is cited, along with the maps of Stephen F. Austin, Disturnell, Pressler, et al., in the controversy over whether Texas was entitled to Greer County.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground on Creator(s)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eRichard S. Hunt and Jesse F. Randel were surveyors and cartographers active in the Republic of Texas during the late 1830s and 1840s. They are best remembered for their 1839 \u003cem\u003eMap of Texa\u003c\/em\u003es, a foundational survey-based map compiled from records held by the Republic’s General Land Office, and for their accompanying guidebook, which promoted Texas’s geography, settlement prospects, natural resources, and towns to prospective newcomers. Although their joint work occupies an important place in the early cartography of Texas, definitive birth and death dates for both men have not been established in readily available authoritative references.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMap on thin banknote paper with small areas of loss (mostly at old folds) expertly reinstated with some facsimile, backed with tissue for stability, refreshed color.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ePublisher’s original olive green embossed cloth covers in gilt, slightly faded and stained, browning and staining to text, very good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReferences\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTaliaferro, \u003cem\u003eCartographic Sources in the Rosenberg Library\u003c\/em\u003e 278n (1845 edition).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTCU, \u003cem\u003eGoing to Texas: Five Centuries of Texas Maps\u003c\/em\u003e, p. 4, Color Plate 20 (p. 43)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eStreeter 1348A-B\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDay, \u003cem\u003eMaps of Texas\u003c\/em\u003e, pp. 28-29\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Antiquarium Antique Maps | Quality Custom Picture Framing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49448772829323,"sku":"308763","price":55000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/6416\/6795\/files\/Hunt_RandelTexas_1839_2.jpg?v=1790091373","url":"https:\/\/theantiquarium.com\/products\/map-of-texas-compiled-from-surveys-on-record-in-the-general-land-office-of-the-republic-hunt-randel-1839","provider":"The Antiquarium Antique Maps | Quality Custom Picture Framing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}