Mitchell, S. Augustus. A New Map of Texas Oregon and California. Philadelphia, 1846. Flower ] Dobson and Moran are

] Dobson and Moran are about the only ones that have not waned in popularity during the past fifteen years

Lousiane named after the French King

after extensive travels in what is now California

The map also includes Latin inscriptions

complete with a short biography of Moran and twelve reproductions of his paintings

Mitchell, S. Augustus. A New Map of Texas Oregon and California. Philadelphia, 1846. Flower ] Dobson and Moran areS. Augustus A New Map of Texas Oregon and California Philadelphia, 1846 22 x 21 inches Nice example of Mitchell's seminal map of Texas, Oregon, Upper California, Missouri Territory and a massive Indian Territory (covering most of Kansas and Colorado). The region covered by the map was of particular interest in 1846 because of two recent and related events. In 1845, Texas was admitted into the Union, which prompted Mexico to invade Texas in 1846, thus