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erary map of the state, and two recent additions that
may well become the next map posters to join the collectible
ranks.
Two maps published early in connection with the
state's Centennial celebration are present-day collectibles.
The first was published by the Daughters of
the Republic of Texas, while the second is a little-known
commercial production.
The first, Official Centennial Map of Texas, was commissioned
by the DRT and published by C.M. Burnett
in 1934 (see opposite page). This document is a lithograph
in full color and measures 23-1/2"x32-1/2".
There are illustrations within the outline of the state
that include historic roads, particularly those running
through San Antonio; cities and their founding dates;
points of interest; wildlife; and native peoples. In addition,
surrounding the state, are portraits of nine heroes
of the Texas Revolution including, among others,
Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston, Ben Milam, and
David Crockett. There are also vignettes of the fall of
the Alamo, Fannin's Surrender at Goliad, and the
Surrender of Santa Anna to General Houston. The
artist is listed as Guy F. Cahoon, an architect and
respected illustrator and artist of the period. The map
was produced just prior to the Centennial of the
Republic of Texas and was intended to educate the
public on the history of the region.
Another map, produced around the same time is a
little known tourist or travel map titled, Authentic
Highway and Historic Map of Texas: 100 Photographs.
It was published and copyrighted in 1936 by Senor
Centennial Publishing Company of San Antonio. The Detai
double-sided sheet, approximately 23"x28", is printed Office
in black and white and contains numerous photographs
of scenes around the state, such as Dallas with
its "Canyons of Commerce," the McDonald Observatory,
hunting scenes in Mason, the port at Beaumont, and
Sonora's "stockman's paradise." The large map shows
major state and federal highways with comments on older
explorer's routes and Indian trails, small images depicting
places and events of interest, and "historic data...authentic
in position and detail." The map includes a legend that indicates
mileage between points, federal highway markers,
and towns with corresponding numbered photographs. In
bold type across the top, the reader is invited to "Travel all
Texas from the Broad Prairies to the Towering Timbers and
the Mountain Crags to surf-caressed Beaches." The map
was developed to take advantage of the expected number
of visitors to the state during the Centennial celebration.
A later publication with a different intent was the Literary
Map of Texas. Compiled by the Texas and Local History
Department of the Dallas Public Library in 1955, the map
sought to demonstrate the inclusion of Texas in numerous
and diverse literary productions. Placed across the surfaceil from The Natural Heritage Map, published by the Texas General Land
e in Austin in 1993.of the map in bold face type are titles and authors, some
with small representative images, and all placed in an
appropriate geographic locale. For example, in South Texas
Giant by Edna Ferber is listed, as is The Longhorns by J.
Frank Dobie, and Colonel Jack Hayes by James K. Greer.
Around San Antonio, one finds an image of the Alamo with
notes of Davy Crockett by Constance Rourke, Early Times in
Texas by J.C. Duvall, and We are Besieged by Sam Hanna
Acheson. The map also includes small appropriate images
in the Gulf of Mexico, along the Rio Grande, and in Mexico
and New Mexico as well as along the Louisiana, Arkansas,
and Oklahoma borders. This map was published as a pubic
service by the First National Bank of Dallas.
One of the best historical maps is Hoffman and Walker's
Pictorial and Historical Map of Texas published by Bill
Hoffman and Bill Walker of Houston, Texas, in the 1970s.
The map is large, measuring 3' 6-1/2"x3' 8-1/2", and is
printed in shades of brown and yellow on heavy paper stock
colored to resemble aging. The surface is covered with text
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