1849 Texas Map

ID: 2307 ~ Source: "De Cordova Map of Texas 1849 1st edition Rare," PBA Galleries, https://www.pbagalleries.com/view-auctions/catalog/id/386/lot/119453/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-Houston-1849
This file appears in: Jacob de Cordova
1849 Texas Map

De Cordova’s 1849 map shows all the counties and cities that existed so far in the state. Ironically, Waco was left off the original map by an error of the printer, but de Cordova made sure this error was righted in the next edition.

This file appears in: Jacob de Cordova

By Anabel Burke
Settlers of the Texas Frontier were undeniably an eclectic bunch, and the founders of Waco were no exception. One of the main organizers of the new city was a Jewish, Jamaican-born Spaniard named Jacob de Cordova. De Cordova was not only…