![Nouvelle Carte Du Mexique, Du Texas Et D'Une Partie Des Etats Limitrophes . . . 1840 [Proposed Railroads In Texas -- First Appearance of Arizona on a Printed Map] By Adrien-Hubert Brué](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/103480.jpg)
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Brue's wall map of Mexico is one of the most important maps of the region during the period.
Wheat described the map as a monumental map, much on the order of the Arrowsmith and Wyld maps of the period.
The map contains a depiction of the route of Jedidiah Smith. The Route de Smith en 1826 is connects Lac Teguayo, to the R. Adams, Rock Salt Cavern and Seeds-Keeder River and San Diego and then extends north to M. St. Joseph. The information was derived from a letter from Smith published in the Nouvelles Annales des Voyages in 1828.
Wheat notes that the while the attempt to actually depict the route without Smith's map was a shot in the dark, it neverthelessmakes the map one of the foundational maps of western mapping history.
The map is also of note for its treatment of Texas, naming Austin and showing nearly a dozen roads and many other pre-republic details.
The mythical river connecting Lac Timpanagos and the Pacific, via the Multnomah River is shown, as are the remnants of the mythical Rio Sacramento, extending from Salt Lake to the Pacific. The treatment of the entirety of the southern Transmississippi West is of great note and marks a milestone at the beginning of the exploration of Texas, the Rockies, California and the Southwest.
A essential collectors map.
Andre Hubert Brué was a French geographer and cartographer. Born in Paris, he served in the French Navy, joining the Baudin expedition to the Pacific (1800-1804). After his sea service, Brué applied his navigation and charting skills to creating finely-crafted maps, which were renowned for their crisp engraving and accuracy. He drew directly on the copper of the plate, creating what he called encyprotypes. He is best known for the Atlas universal de géographie physique, politique, ancienne et moderne.
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