A REPUBLIC OF TEXAS MAP, "Mexico," JOHN ARROWSMITH, LONDON, CIRCA 1842, hand colored engraving on paper, plate 44, by John Arrowsmith(1790-1873), a page fragment from London Atlas, published Feb. 15, 1842, with inset map of "Mexico, shewing its connection with the ports of Acapulco, Vera Cruz & Tampico," the map showing Harrisburg, Island of San Luis and Galveston Bay, Long's and Captain Bell's routes, the Great Spanish Road to the Red River, and most notably the map shows the largest version of the Republic of Texas. 21" x 24 3/4" Note: "The map shows Texas' northern boundary along the Arkansas, Red River and western boundary of the Rio Grande, as opposed to the Mexican claimed boundary of the Nueces River." Provenance: Property from a Corporate Collection, Houston, Texas. Property from a Corporate Collection, Houston, Texas