002tx:
1903 Texas Oil Well Fire. Early photo of oil field fire at Sour Lake, Texas. 13x9 in. $30
 

004tx: 
1858 view, Presidio De Rio Grande. "Las Isletas- Falls of Presidio De Rio Grande." A beautifully watercolored old steel engraving from the U.S./ Mexico Border Survey, 1858. Shows the shoreline of the great river with indigenous cactus and other plants and island out in the river. Storm clouds loom in the distance. Genuine antique print, 142 years old. 
10.75x 8.5 in. $60



005tx:
1890 Val Verde County, Texas - Hand colored wood engraving featured in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper showing the Court House and Opera House, the Ochre Mines, San Felipe Springs. Showing Scenes in and about Del Rio. Fine condition.
16 x 10-1/2 in. $80



007tx:
1874 Irrigation in Texas. Hand colored front page engraving from Harper's. 11x16 in. $60



008tx: 
TEXAS/MEXICAN BORDER VIEWS - 1857. Two fine engravings, professionally watercolored, generated by the U.S. & Mexican Boundary Survey, 1857. Views from Iron Monument No. 11. Top view near the edge of the Colorado Desert looking east towards Monument No. 4. Lower view looking southwest towards the Cordilleras of Lower California - an authentic antique. 
8-1/2" x 11-1/2" $40

 
010tx:
1857 ANTIQUE RIO GRANDE VIEW - FRONTERA. Fine old steel engraving, "Rio Grand - Near Frontera." Shows a bend in the river at dusk, with deer coming out to drink at water's edge. Rocky bluffs in the distance across the river. Antique print produced in 1857 from the U.S. & Mexican Boundary Survey.Matted.
14 x 12 in. $50



011tx:
1858 Antique Texas view. "Comanche Camp on Shady Creek." Litho from Railroad Survey. 11-1/2x8-1/2 in. $50
 


012tx: 
1900 Texas Geological map. Color litho shows drainage of Black 
and Grand Prairies. 
By US Geological Survey. 11-1/2x14-1/2 in. $30


015tx:
GAINESVILLE TEXAS - ANTIQUE VIEWS. Eleven engraved views, professionally watercolored, from the German edition of Frank Leslie's, Sept. 1890. Captions in German describe several scenes in this city near the Red River in northern Texas. The reverse side has article in German on "Der 'Lone Star' Staat." A genuine antique print. 
11" x 16" $50



016tx:
Galveston After the Fire. This hand colored birds eye view shows the rubble of buildings destroyed by the fire. This genuine antique print is from the November, 1885 
edition of Harper's Weekly. 
11x16 in. $80



018tx:
1876 Texas view. "The Indian War - Buying Cavalry Horses." Hand colored engraving from Harper's. 16x11 in. $60



019tx:
1878 RED RIVER VIEW - FOREST FIRE. "Forest Fire on the Banks of the Red River," drawn by W.A. Rogers, 1878. A professionally watercolored engraving showing a barge and riverboat anchored on the river while passengers watch the raging fire. Authentic 
antique print - 122 years old.
11" x 16" $50



020tx: 
1874 Texas views. Four nicely hand colored engravings on one page depicting "Scenes in Emigrant Life." Harper's. 11x16 in. $50

 

023tx: 
1874 Texas Stagecoaches. "Staging in the Far West." Four hand colored engravings on one page depicting stagecoach activities. Harper's.
11x16 in. $60



025tx:
1874 Western Views. Interactions with buffalo and other hand colored engraved scenes of the American West, with text from Harper's.
11x16 in. $50



027tx: 
1866 Wood engraving showing Matamoras Mexico Battle. U.S. troops attack Government House. Four original engravings on one page depicting this 1866 battle. Harper's. 15-1/2x10-1/2 in. $30
Hand colored: $40


028tx:
1874 Red River view. Early immigrants make their way in an overcrowded boat down the swollen Texas river. Hand colored wood engraving. 10-1/2x8-1/2 in. $50

031tx: 
1907 Texas Views. Titled "Texas: The Land of Bounteous Plenty." Hand colored views: Among the Long Leaf Pines, Hunting for Edible Turtles, In a Cocoanut Grove, 
The Agave, and others. 
14-1/2x11 in. $40



035tx: 
1900 Texas Atlas. Uvalde quadrangle folio, published by U.S. Geological Survey. Uvalde County, West of San Antonio. 12 pages including three large color Topographic Historical Geology Structural Section maps and much text. Each map measures:
18-1/2x21-1/2 in. $70



041tx:
1893 MAP - EL PASO RESERVOIR PLAN. This old map shows the Site of the El Paso Reservoir in the Rio Grande Basin, with sketches of plans of the Upper and Lower Dams, and a profile of the Upper Dam site. U.S. Corps. of Engineers. 107 years old! 
37" x 11-1/2" $45



042tx:
Austin County Map - Based on General Land Office 1895 issued by Bramletts in 1915. Shows land usage, property owners, waterways. A lightly-tinted lithograph.
16 x 13-1/2 in. $150



043tx:
Austin, Texas - Legilslature 1880 - Rare early view of Texas State government, small view of State Capitol. The accompanying article calls Austin "whitest and brightest of cities, referencing to the marble buildings. Wood engraving featured in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.
16 x 11 in. $90
SOLD

004SanFrancisco:
Mexican War Cartoon. Apache Warrior Victorio, died near border. 1880 San Francisco Illustrated Wasp "Semi-Tropical Impudence." An amused Uncle Sam leans over border fence as the Mexican Government asks for money to help defeat Victorio. Victorio pictured as a dead wild boar. Chromolithograph Wasp Cover.
14 x 10 1/4 $150

226rr:
Map of the Railroads in the United States in operation and progress. 1853 Ackerman Lith. Company NY. Showing the railroad names, routes, roads in operation, projected, and in progress of the eastern part of the United States. Inset showing maps of Florida and Texas. *All folds have been reinforced.
40 x 42 in. $400

100tx:
1852 Kiepert Map of Mexico, Texas und Californien.
Fine large format map which also includes Deseret (Utah Territory) and New Mexico Territory. Insets of the Gold Region, Central America and Mexico City. Hand colored steel engraved map.
Condition: Very good.
27-1/2 x 22 in. $2,500 
Check for Availability

000army:
U.S. Mexican War Forts, 1858 - Hand colored lithographed map by Siebert and Kogge, Washington, D.C. depicts "Lines of March" passed over by the Troops of the United States and the Mexican War, showing the United States, Central America and the West Indies. Details a line from New York to Havana to Panama then to San Francisco. Lines include the National Road, marches up the Mississippi River to St. Louis; and much travel, showing the forts, camps and barracks in Texas; Forts include a march from Fort Yuma to Pimas, Tucson and Fort Buchanan near the border.
Condition: Very good with slight folding creases. This map is 
unusual and rare.
19 x 17-1/2 in. $350



103tx: 
1874 Texas Cattle Trade. Color wood engravings show two scenes of the cattle trade--guarding the herd and the night guard. Published in an 1874 issue of Harper's Weekly. 
11x16 in. $60



110Texas:
1947 Color Texas map for Tourists, a Highway and Reference Map Pubished by The Dallas Morning News for the Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide. Inset top left of map shows the Texas Panhandle. There is also an Index to the Points of Interest in Texas on 
bottom left of map.
25 x 20-1/2 in. $150



111tx:
1907 Views of Texas Natural Wealth. Six hand tinted photographic views on one page, titled "The Diversified Wealth of Texas." Published in 1907 as an illustration to a book. Shows views of Texas mines, rivers, 
quarries and farms. 
11x16 in. $50



114tx:
1931 Soil Map: Central and West Texas. Interesting, color coded map of central and western Texas, published in the 1931 Atlas of American Agriculture. Colors indicate different soils throughout the region. Also included are small inset photos of desert vegetation and a cotton field. 
19x26 in. $50



115Texas:
1898 Rand, McNalley & Co. Color Texas Railroads Map which also has inset of the Southern Portion of Texas on bottom left. Key to all the railroads is on top left. Each county in Texas is outlined in red.
27-1/2 x 20-1/2 in. $300



118tx:
1886 Cowboys : Painting the Town Red by Zogbaumn. Hand colored, wood-engraving.
16 x 22 in. $250



119tx:
1874: Hunting Deer in Texas. Nicely hand colored engraving from Harper's Weekly, titled "A Deer Drive in the Texas Cross-Timber." Men on horses are shown riding through the woods, with their hunting dogs running after 
two deer ahead of them. 
16x22 in. $300



201tx:
1874 RARE Antique Texas Cattle, Cowboy Scenes. Hand colored, engraved scenes from Harper's Weekly. Title is "The Texas Cattle Trade." Cowboys are shown rounding up cattle, branding them, moving them across the prairie and shipping them to Eastern markets. Wonderful views of life on the range, from the golden age of  the 
Texas cowboys! 
22 x 16  in. $350



203tx:
1886 Cowboys Fight Prairie Fire. Dramatic woodcut engraving from the July 17, 1886 issue of Harper's Weekly, titled "A Ranch in Danger: Cowboys Fighting a Prairie Fire." Shows a group of cowboys racing for their lives as the fire approaches. Excellent condition. 
16x22 in. $200



301tx:
1874 Texas-The City of Dallas, Its Progress and its Prospects. This beautiful hand colored engraving is from the 1888 Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. It shows views of City Hall from 3 different sides, the Alliance Exchange Building, 4 private residencies, the corner of Commerce and Elm streets, Merchants' Exchange, Texas State Fair Grounds, and the Dallas Club House. 22.5x16 in. $150



311tx:
1890 Waco & Vicinity. 1890. Shows scenes of : a street in Waco, Lover's Leap on the Boskey River, an Artesian well, Building of the Provident Savings Life Assurance Society of New York.  Wood engraving.
11x16 in. $50
 

322tx: 
1890 Views of Waco, Texas. This hand colored engraving shows the Rotan Mann building, the Federal Building, Sanger Brothers the residence of S.B. Parrot and Baylor University. This rare print is from Frank Leslie's German publication.  11x16 in. $80


 
327tx:
1890 El Paso and Houston. This hand colored engraving shows 4 views of El Paso and 3 of Houston: El Paso city, a school house, a railroad station, the Court House, a Hotel, a Synagogue, and Buffalo Bayou. This rare print is from Frank Leslie's 
German publication. 
11x16 in. $90



331tx:
1888 Views of Austin, Texas. This hand colored engraving shows views of the Driskill Hotel, the Stuart Seminar, Ph. Hatzfald and Co., Texas State University, St. Mary's Academy, Huftin White Lime Co.and St. Edwards College. This rare print is from Frank Leslie's German publication. 11x16 in. $60

335tx:
1849 Boundary of the Creek Country Surveyed under the direction of the Cureau of Topographical Engineers. This rare, large map is also known as the Abert Survey and runs from Fort Smith, Arkansas to the Texas border through Cherokee, Choctaw and Creek Indian country. It shows the roots of the Canadian and Arkansas River. This map is in excellent condition. There is a small chip in top left corner that does not affect image.
38x26 in. $900



337tx:
1937 Greater Texas and Pan America Exposition, Dallas June 12 to October 31. 2 sided pamphlet. Shows expo from the air, and the midway 
State of Texas building.  
9x24 in. $30

344tx:
The Texas Hurricane: View in Galveston. Hand colored half-tone from The Illustrated London News, dated September 22, 1900. Shows Galveston Mainland Bridge, Galveston Bridge, City Hall, Surf View at Beach Hotel, Masonic Temple, Ball High School, and an Old Plantation House. 
16x11 in. $60



348tx:
Three hand colored wood engravings from the July 28, 1888 issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. Page is titled, Texas - Views in Paris, One of the Representative Cities of the Lone Star State. Two small images above are of, The Court House and A School Building. Larger picture on bottom is captioned, Market Day - Scene on the Market Square. 
11x16 in. $60

349tx:
Large Texas Map, 1888 - Original color lithographed map with 3 insets -- corner with El Paso and the Panhandle. Published by Rand McNally. Very good condition.
29 x 25 1/2 in. $325 

203wld:
Western Hemisphere with The Republic of Texas, Tesdale, 1842 - A nicely engraved British hemispheric map with original color shows the continents with a surprising amount of detail including rivers, place names, Indian Tribes, and coastal detail; locates Buenos Ayres, Mexico City, Santa Fe, Santa Barbara, etc. Rarely seen in maps, the Independent Republic of Texas is depicted and in North America, the United States is depicted with its western boundary along the Rocky Mountains and in the Northwest. The border with Canada is left open-ended with British coastal claims extending to the Columbia River, relating England's position on the Fifty-Four Forty dispute. The map extends to show the South Pacific Islands and New Zealand. All of the important voyage routes of Capt. Cook and Clerke are shown. Surrounded by a keyboard-style circular border. Condition: Very Good, large globe with some foxing on edges and 
fold down middle.
size 14.5 x 14.5 image
$295

204wld:
The World on Mercator’s Projection, and Texas as a Republic, Harper Brothers, 1847 - A large black and white engraved map of the world with five detailed insets of Australia, India, Singapore and South Africa. The map also shows Alaska as Russian Possesions, Northern Canada as British Possessions and Texas as a Republic. Insets are: Canton River (Macau & Hong Kong); Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania); River Hoogly (Calcutta); Island and town of Singapore; Colony of Good Hope. Engraved by Charles Copley New York. Condition: Good very small margins, a small repair to right margin barely into image, multiple folds throughout.
Size 21.5 x 18.5 image $295

392tx:
Texas as a Republic. Bradford 1835. Color outline shows Comanche Indians, West Texas has "Droves of Wild Cattle and Horses," and Land Grants.
9 3/4 x 11 3/8 in. $1000

394tx:
Panoramic view of Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas, April 9th, 1918. Photograph by Fred A. Gildersleeve. Fold in the middle.
5 x 38 1/8 in. $60

397tx:
Texas as a Republic “Amerique Septentrionale” by N. Lorrain (c.1840) – Mexico extends North to Oregon Territory – East to Mississippi River. Matted.
10 ½ x 14 ½ in. $400

398tx:
1867 Coast of Texas, U.S. Coast Survey. Galveston to Corpus Christi. Shows Soundings, Copano Bay, Arkansas Bay, Mataorda Bay and West Bay. Hand colored, lithograph.
22 3/4 x 35 in. $395

399tx:
1860 Johnson's New Map of the State of Texas. Cities, towns, railroads, stations, roads, creeks, rivers, and other topographical details are also shown. Some Military Outposts and Indian information is also highlighted. Insets detail Sabine Lake (with depth soundings), Galveston Bay (from the U.S.C.S.), and Plan of the Northern Part of Texas. Hand colored, lithograph.
18 x 25 in. $350

400tx:
c.1886 Map of Texas. Published by the People's Publishing Co. Chicago, IL. Outline colored by counties. Inset showing Northern Texas.
13 1/2 x 21 5/8 in. $80

401tx:
Texas State Parks 1948. Pictorial Map by Don Obert for the Texas State Park Board. Info & pictures on verso. Originally folded. Very good condition.
16 1/2 x 20 1/8 in. $80

402tx:
Texas Centennial Celebration 1936 in Dallas. Coca Cola ad "The pause that refreshes at the Texas Centennial." Saturday Evening Post June 20, 1936. Original ad in red mat. "Texas has forgotten nothing."
Image Size: 11 x 14 in.
Mat size: 13 1/8 x 16 1/8 in. $25

403tx:
Amarillo Map c.1870s. Chamber of Commerce. 44 Key locations identified.
8 ½ x 13 7/8 in. $30

404tx:
Rio Grande near Frontera (near El Paso) 1858. Hand colored lithograph view from the important U.S. Mexican Boundary Survey.
Size: 11 ¼ x 8 ½ in. $75

405tx:
Dallas City Map c.1895. Grid pattern. Shows streets, railroads, parks. Archivally mended tear in left margin leading 1" into map.
11 7/8 x 15 1/2 in. $40

406tx:
Texas Siftings 1887 – 18 Issues in folio volume. Very rare weekly humor magazine. Vol. 8 # 1-8 by Alex Sweet & John Army Knox. Started in Austin Texas in 1881. Each issue features a timely pictorial of social cartoons. Each issue is 16pp of jokes, cartoons & humorous writings. Topics include rare, prohibition Mormons, women, Buffalo Bill, Buffalo & ads. Volume contains almost 300pp. Original black cloth binding, Very good condition. Size: 15" x 11" x 1 3/4" in. $650

407tx:
Lopena Island / Padre Island. 1946 – Satillo Ranch. Orignally published in 1923, updated to 1946. Close up of coast by Laguna Madre. Interior Department – Geology Survey. **Top middle fold has been reinforced.
20 ¾ x 32 ¼ in. $40

408tx:
Sabine Pass 1853. Louisiana-Texas border. Hand colored, lithograph map by U.S. Coast Survey. Very good condition.
10 3/8 x 12 5/8 in. $60

409tx:
1860 Mitchell's County Map of Texas. Showing county and territories. Some topographic features included such as the Staked Plain with vegetation and water availability noted. Inset of Galveston Bay & vicinity. Hand colored lithograph. **Center fold has been reinforced.
12 1/4 x 15 1/2 in. $300

214ks:
1867 Engraved Map of the States of Kansas and Texas and Indian Territory, with parts of the Territories of Colorado and New Mexico. Published by the War Department Engineer Bureau.
29 x 18 in. $150



227nam:
c. 1850  North America New Six Penny Map by D. Macdonald, Glasgow. This is an original, color engraved map. Note: Interesting feature: This map details after Texas became independent and before the California Revolution. Territory shown is the Oregon Border and Russian America, Texas in the U.S. and California and 
Southwest  still in Mexico.
18-1/2 x 15 in. $325 

350tx:
Views In Texarkana, Arkansas and Texas. This hand colored wood engraving is from the May 3, 1890 edition of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. It shows scenes of: Office of J. Duetschman, Broad Street, residence of W.A. Kelsey, Union Depot, Cosmopolitan Hotel, Texarkana Ice Co., Water Works, Kizer Lumber, Benefield Hotel, O.P. Taylor Real Estate, and Huckins House. 11x16 in. $70



355tx:
1887 Pictures of San Antonio, Texas. Hand colored engraved images titled, "San Antonio, Texas, Market in Military Plaza, The Alamo, Window 2nd Mission, Doorway 2nd Mission, The Cathedral, 1st Mission-Conception and Parade Ground," drawn by Harry Fenn from Harper's Weekly. Shows scenes of different buildings and 
landmarks in San Antonio, Texas. 
11 x 16in. $80



358tx: 
1874 Hand colored wood engraving titled, "Sketches in the Far West-Curing Hides and Bones and Sketches in the Far West- Sugar Making in Texas," drawn by Frenzeny Tavernier from Harper's Weekly. 11 x 16in. $60

361tx: 
1867 Hand colored engraved image titled, "A Drove of Cattle Crossing a Stream," drawn by R. Ward from Harper's Weekly. Shows a dramatic scene of cattle and cowboys crossing a stream. 
11 x 16 in. $80



376tx:
Brownsville. 1858 rare hand colored steel engraving from Mexican Boundary Survey. Fine condition in a beautiful French mat.
11-1/4 x 8-1/2 in. $150



378tx:
1845 Very Rare hand colored steel engraving titled, "Texans Paving the Street at the Archbishop's Palace." Engraving shows the prisoners from the Mier Expedition paving the road leading to Santa Anna's Suburban estate, which is the former Archbishop's Palace.
9 x 5-1/2 in. $150

380tx:
Galveston. Hand colored steel engraving. Image shows the dock at Galveston with people, homes and a small boat. c.1850
9-1/2 x 8 in. $100

383tx:
James Polk. c.1860 Hand colored steel engraving. The Annexation of Texas. Vignette.
9-1/2 x 6-1/2 in. $60



384tx:
1861 Confederates in Texas. Hand colored wood engraving titled, "Bivouac of Confederate Troops on the Las Moras, Texas, With Stolen U.S. Wagons, Etc." Featured 
in Harper's Weekly. 
Fine condition.
15-1/2 x 11 in. $80



386tx:
1866 Houston and Galveston. Wood engraving in fine condition showing four vignettes of Houston, The Strand in Galveston, and a Custom-House in Galveston.
16 x 11 in. $80
SOLD


387tx:
1861 Confederate Forts -- "Fort Davis, Texas, Head-Quarters of the Eighth Infantry," and Fort Wachita, Texas, and Fort Arbuckle, Texas 
in three images. Hand colored, wood engraving.
16 x 11 in. $60



389tx:
1888 Exciting Frederic Remington wood engraving titled, "Dragging A Bull's Hide Over A Prairie Fire in Northern Texas." From 
Harper's Weekly.
22 x 15-1/2 in. $300

390tx:
Texas Map of the United States and Texas Boundary line & Adjacent Territory. (Surveyed 1857-60) Published 1902. Dept. of Interior. NW Boundary of Texas w/ Mexico, Colorado, & Kansas. Very Detailed showing forts, explorer routes, Indian trails, etc.
39 1/2 x 26 1/2 $395