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Gold in California -- Stovepipe Texas
This is a fine example of the rare 1849 state of this decorative wall map of the United States, published by Phelps, Ensign & Thayer shortly after the discovery of Gold in California, but prior to the Compromise of 1850, which settled the boundaries of Texas.
The map remarkable look at the United States immediately after the Mexican War and shortly after the discovery of gold in California. The gold regions of California are shown (in gold), as a part of a massive Upper or New California, pre-dating the creation of Utah Territory and New Mexico Territory, although a narrow band along the Rio Grande River is labeled New Mexico, during the time period when Texas claimed a large part of the future state of New Mexico.
Texas is in its "Stovepipe" configuration, extending north to into central Wyoming and pre-dating the Compromise of 1850, which would establish its modern boundaries.
In the north, Oregon Territory subsumes all of the future Washington and Idaho, with a massive Nebraska Territory shown, pre-dating the creation of Kansas, Wyoming, Montana and Colorado. The map also shows a curious early depiction of Minnesota Territory shown (established March 3, 1849), one of the first maps to show the Territory.
The map is surrounded by decorative elements, illustrating the history of the United States, including a large vignette of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, portraits of presidents, important naval battles and other historic scenes, including recent views of from the Mexican War. Finished with a population table and a key at the bottom, showing the names (and signatures) of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
The map was first issued in 1847 and updated annually until the middle of the 1850s.
Rarity
This is the first time we have seen the 1849 state of the map.
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