A FACSIMILE CADASTRAL MAP, "Map of Bexar County, " EARLY 20TH CENTURY, a reproduction of the original lithograph on pale pink paper, showing San Antonio and the "Town Tract," Salado Creek, Rio Cibelo bordered by surrounding counties: Guadalupe, Comal, Kendall, Bandera. 22" x 25" Note: "The City Tract (called the Town Tract on later maps) was based on a survey conducted by John James Feb. 1-11, 1846, soon after the annexation of Texas by the United States on Dec. 29, 1845.  William Corner's San Antonio de Bexar: A Guide and History, published in 1890, explains the origin and importance of that survey: "The original City Grant from the King of Spain having been lost in the troublous revolutionary days, the city found it advisable to sue out its title.... Then followed the celebrated suit of the City versus Nat Lewis, senior, in which the City sues Nat Lewis and others for certain lands specified to be within the confines of the Original royal Grant to the people and inhabitants of the town of "San Fernando" (San Antonio). The Lower Courts first decided and established the boundaries of the Original Grant to the city (John James, Sr., surveying the same) and gave judgment for the city. The Supreme Court [of the Republic of Texas] affirmed the decision, and upon this rests the title to all lands situated within the 'Town Tract,' as it is now called." Special thank you and acknowledgement to research and commentary originally published by Mike Greenberg on this unusual subject matter. Provenance: Property from a Corporate Collection, Houston, Texas. Property from a Corporate Collection, Houston, Texas

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