Robert Creuzbaur, J. De Cordova’s Map of the State of Texas Compiled from the records of the General Land Office of the State, Houston: Jacob De Cordova, 1851, Map #442, Archives and Records Program, Texas General Land Office, Austin, TX.

J. De Cordova’s Map of the State of Texas Compiled from the records of the General Land Office of the State by Robert Creuzbaur, 1851

This map is the third edition of Jacob De Cordova’s 1849 map of Texas, which was one of the most important post-annexation maps of the state.

This version features Texas in its present configuration, shortly after the Compromise of 1850.

Detail of several counties, derived from the records of the General Land Office.

The inset shows Texas in context with parts of the American Southwest and Mexico and includes the Panhandle as we recognize it today for the first time in this series.

Inset of the newly-shaped State of Texas.

On the left side of the map, the signatures of several important early Texans, including Thomas Rusk, Sam Houston, and Land Commissioners Thomas William Ward and George W. Smyth attest to the accuracy and quality of the map, which was compiled by draftsman Robert Creuzbaur from Land Office records.

A reproduction of this map can be purchased on the GLO website.

Conservation for this map was funded in 2001 with donations from Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce and Clear Lake and NASA Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.