AN ANTIQUE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS MAP, "Map of Texas and Countries Adjacent," 1844, hand colored cerography or wax engraving on paper, "Completed in the Bureau of the Corps of Topographical Engineers from the best authorities for The State Department, under the direction of Colonel J.J. Albert, Chief of the Corps, by W.H. Emory, 1st Lieut. T.E.," "Published by order of the U.S. Senate." 23 3/4" x 35" Note: "...published in 1844, during the height of the Congressional debates on the annexation of Texas." Provenance: Property from a Corporate Collection, Houston, Texas. Property from a Corporate Collection, Houston, Texas