{"product_id":"view-of-houston-capital-of-texas-gleasons-pictorial-drawing-room-companion","title":"View of Houston, Capital of Texas: Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, 1852","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cem\u003eView of Houston, Capital of Texas \u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1852\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Excellent - Minimal unobtrusive wear throughout edges\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eInches:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 11\u003c\/span\u003e x 15 3\/8 [Paper]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCentimeters:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 27.94 x 39.05 [Paper]\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProduct ID:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e308598\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEarly View of Houston (Not the Capital of Texas, and Not Hilly)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title of this early newspaper woodblock print is misleading, as is the image. Houston was the capital of Texas from 1837-1839 and served as an ad-hoc location where the legislature met from 1842-1845. By the time this image was created, Austin was the capital.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTypical of early, and often spurious promotional claims, Houston is shown as a placid place, with a peaceful meandering stream, sturdy simple houses, and rolling hills. At the time, yellow fever, cholera, flooding and endless mud made Houston a very trying place for most. Kelsey \u0026amp; Hutchison state: The author's description of Houston reads as if he never saw Houston and based his description on the illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere have been 5 different Capitals used by the Republic of Texas, then by the State, starting from the beginning of the Texas Republic through today's State of Texas capital in Austin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWashington-on-the-Brazos (1836) The ad interim government of the Republic of Texas was formed at the Convention of 1836, which met in primitive quarters at Washington-on-the-Brazos from March 1 through March 17, 1836.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColumbia (1836) After winning independence from Mexico at the Battle of San Jacinto, the first permanent government of the Republic was elected under President Sam Houston and met in Columbia in the Fall of 1836.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHouston (1837-1839) The newly founded town of Houston served as the seat of government from the Spring of 1837 until November of 1839.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAustin (1839-1842; 1845-Present) In November of 1839, the Congress of the Republic first met in Austin. Because of the exposure of Austin to the hazards of the western frontier, however, the government met in Houston and at Washington-on-the-Brazos between 1842 and 1845.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn election held in 1850 reaffirmed Austin as the capital, after which this building was completed in 1855. The building served as the capitol for just over a quarter of a century before it was destroyed by fire in 1881.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground on Creator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGleason’s Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion was a popular illustrated magazine published in Boston from 1851 to 1859, founded by Frederick Gleason and later managed by Maturin Murray Ballou, which featured news, serialized fiction, and fine wood engravings by artists like Winslow Homer, providing a vivid documentation of 19th-century American life before cameras and serving as an influential predecessor to later illustrated weeklies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Antiquarium Antique Maps | Quality Custom Picture Framing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44381153788043,"sku":"308598","price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/6416\/6795\/files\/Gleason_sPictorialViewOfHouston_1852.jpg?v=1760560788","url":"https:\/\/theantiquarium.com\/products\/view-of-houston-capital-of-texas-gleasons-pictorial-drawing-room-companion","provider":"The Antiquarium Antique Maps | Quality Custom Picture Framing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}