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The official boundary of Texas was set at the Sabine River (the current boundary between Texas and Louisiana), and following the Red and Arkansas rivers to the 42nd parallel (California's current northern border).
Seventeenth-Century Shapes of the Area that Became Texas. The diverse and conflicting European conceptions about the area that became Texas continued throughout the 1600s.
A Map of Texas, Compiled from Surveys Recorded in the Land Office of Texas, and Other Official Surveys by John Arrowsmith. From Texas: The Rise, Progress, and Prospects of the Republic of Texas by William Kennedy, 1841.
Historic maps provide a glimpse into these journeys. Through the cartographic resources of the Texas General Land Office and the personal collection of Frank and Carol Holcomb of Houston,...
1 paź 1995 · Escandón, the greatest of the eighteenth-century empresarios, laid the foundation for almost half the Texas borderland and much of South Texas. By the 1740s three further areas of expansionary interest were the San Gabriel River, the lower Trinity basin, and the San Saba River country.
25 sty 2017 · William H. Emory’s 1844 Texas is a good example of a map that both reflected events of history as well as helped shape them. The map was part of the annexation treaty between the United States and Texas and was the first map produced by the U.S. government recognizing Texas’ boundary claims as Texas defined them in December 1836.
Identify important locations for early Texas history, the Texas Revolution, the Republic era, and annexation into the United States in 1845. Describe the historical events that created the modern-day Texas border.
