(WORLD REPUBLIC OF TEXAS) J[ohn] C[harles] Walker To Her

Sale 2591 - Lot 240

Price Realized: $ 3,750

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Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,500

(WORLD -- REPUBLIC OF TEXAS.) J.[ohn] & C.[harles] Walker. To Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, This Map of the World on Mercator's Projection is Most Respectfully Dedicated. Oversize engraved case map of the world surrounded by a border of separately printed tables relating statistics for scores of individual nations and geographic regions. 57x65 1/2 inches overall, segmented and backed on original linen; folding into original roan case with brass clasp; original hand-color in full; map with faint offset but generally fine, case worn with perished spine (i.e. front cover detached). London, 1840

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Attractive world map offering a wealth of contemporary international statistical information. Notable for the presence of Texas as an independent Republic, separately colored, and with its own listing in the text panels (population 38,000).