Tardieu, Pierre-Alexandre (sold)

A striking and beautiful example of Pierre Lapie’s 1838 map of North America highlighting the Republic of Texas. The hand color exhibited here confirms it to be the 1838 edition, striking for its recognition of the Republic of Texas. This piece predates France's official recognition of the nascent republic on September 25, 1839. (more details)

A fine example of Lapie’s 1838 map of North America. The map covers the entire North American continent and Greenland, embracing the Caribbean. An inset in the lower left corner details the Bering Sea and the Aleutian Islands. This map was engraved by Armand Joseph Lallemand as plate no. 42 in the first edition of Lapie’s important Atlas Universel, and it was retained in later editions major updates by Pierre Tardieu. The hand color this example conforms to that of the 1838 edition, which is of significance because it is with color that the mapmaker illuminates the political borders on the map, particularly that of the Republic of Texas. (more details)

This is an 1838 Pierre and Alexandre Lapie map of Mexico and the southwestern United States and is also one of the earliest non-American maps to include the Republic of Texas - anticipating the pending 1839 French official recognition of Texas. The Republic of Texas is bordered in yellow, highlighting its existence. Mexico is bordered in green, with its borders extending from the Yucatan to the Oregon Territory encompassing all of California and the other southwestern states. States within Mexico are labeled and bordered by thin lines of varying colors to allow for easy differentiation.

Cities and towns throughout Mexico are identified, including Mexico City, Cuernavaca, Veracruz, and Oaxaca, with Santa Fe, San Francisco, Monterey, Santa Barbara, and San Diego marked in northern Mexico, now the United States. Several Indian tribes are identified in northern Mexico, including the Apaches. A large portion of this region between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Coast is labeled as 'unknown'. Both the Great Salt Lake, identified as Lake Timpanogos, and Utah Lake, labeled as Lake Teguayo, are illustrated following the example of Humboldt. The apocryphal Buenaventura River is also included and is illustrated as connecting from Lake Teguayo to the Pacific Ocean, the final incarnation of the long-sought River of the West, a speculative alternative to the Northwest Passage. In the United States (as it existed in 1838) only rivers are illustrated, and a handful of Indian tribes are referenced. An inset map of Central America is situated in the lower left corner and depicts the region from the Yucatan to Chagres, Panama (labeled Colombie). (more details)

This is an 1838 Pierre and Alexandre Lapie map of the United States and one of the earliest non-American maps to include the Republic of Texas. The map depicts the region from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean and from 'New Britain' (Canada) to Mexico. Ephemeral geographic zones are noted, among them the Northwest Territory and the Arkansas Territory, inclusive of the Indian Territory. The Missouri Territory encompasses all of the Midwest and stretches to the Pacific Ocean. The map’s color coding suggests that the borders of the United States include British Columbia. American Indian tribes, such as the Pawnee, Blackfeet, Shoshone, and Sioux are identified. (more details)

This is an 1841 Pierre and Alexandre Lapie map of Mexico and the southwestern United States, one of the earliest non-American maps to include the Republic of Texas. The map depicts the region from the Pacific Ocean to the Mississippi River and from the Oregon Territory to the Yucatan Peninsula and the Pacific Ocean. (more details)

This is an 1842 Pierre and Alexandre Lapie map of Mexico and the southwestern United States, which is one of the earliest non-American maps to include the Republic of Texas. The map depicts the region from the Pacific Ocean to the Mississippi River and from the Oregon Territory to the Yucatan Peninsula and the Pacific Ocean. The Republic of Texas is bordered in yellow, highlighting its existence. The map’s Texas detail is not limited to this superficial change, however: the whole Texas portion of the copperplate has been entirely reworked. Not only have the borders of the erstwhile nation been added, but also the whole area occupied by it has been updated, removing obsolete place names and replacing them with those in current use, including Austin, Houston and Nashville.

Mexico is bordered in green, with its borders extending from the Yucatan to the Oregon Territory encompassing all of California and the other southwestern states. States within Mexico are labeled and bordered by thin lines of varying colors to allow for easy differentiation. Cities and towns throughout Mexico are identified, including Mexico City, Cuernavaca, Veracruz, and Oaxaca, with Santa Fe, San Francisco, Monterey, Santa Barbara, and San Diego marked in northern Mexico, now the United States. Several Indian tribes are identified in northern Mexico, including the Apaches. A large portion of this region between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Coast is labeled as 'unknown'. Both the Great Salt Lake, identified as Lake Timpanogos, and Utah Lake, labeled as Lake Teguayo, are illustrated following the example of Humboldt. The apocryphal Buenaventura River is also included and is illustrated as connecting from Lake Teguayo to the Pacific Ocean, the final incarnation of the long-sought River of the West, a speculative alternative to the Northwest Passage. In the United States as it existed in 1838, only rivers are illustrated, and a handful of Indian tribes are referenced. An inset map of Central America is situated in the lower left corner and depicts the region from the Yucatan to Chagres, Panama (labeled Colombie). (more details)

This is an 1842 Pierre and Alexandre Lapie map of Mexico and the southwestern United States, one of the earliest non-American maps to include the Republic of Texas. The map depicts the region from the Pacific Ocean to the Mississippi River and from the Oregon Territory to the Yucatan Peninsula and the Pacific Ocean. The Republic of Texas is bordered in yellow, highlighting its existence. The map’s Texas detail is not limited to this superficial change, however: the whole Texas portion of the copperplate has been entirely reworked over earlier editions. Not only have the borders of the erstwhile nation been added, but also the whole area updated nomenclature, including Austin, Houston and Nashville. (more details)

This is an 1842 Pierre and Alexandre Lapie map of Mexico and the southwestern United States, one of the earliest non-American maps to include the Republic of Texas. The map depicts the region from the Pacific Ocean to the Mississippi River and from the Oregon Territory to the Yucatan Peninsula and the Pacific Ocean. The Republic of Texas is bordered in yellow, highlighting its existence. The map’s Texas detail is not limited to this superficial change, however: the whole Texas portion of the copperplate has been entirely reworked over earlier editions. Not only have the borders of the erstwhile nation been added, but also the whole area has updated nomenclature, including Austin, Houston, and Nashville. (more details)

This is an 1842 Pierre and Alexandre Lapie map of the United States and one of the earliest non-American maps to include the Republic of Texas. The map depicts the region from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean and from 'New Britain' (Canada) to Mexico. Ephemeral geographic zones are noted, among them the Northwest Territory and the Arkansas Territory, inclusive of the Indian Territory. The Missouri Territory encompasses all the Midwest and stretches to the Pacific Ocean. The map’s color coding suggests that the borders of the United States include British Columbia. American Indian tribes, such as the Pawnee, Blackfeet, Shoshone, and Sioux are identified. (more details)