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First edition, unrestored copy of Jacob De Cordova's 1849 Map of Texas in original condition. Heritage Auctions image.

Rare 1849 Texas map sells at auction for $149K

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf

First edition, unrestored copy of Jacob De Cordova's 1849 Map of Texas in original condition. Heritage Auctions image.
First edition, unrestored copy of Jacob De Cordova’s 1849 Map of Texas in original condition. Heritage Auctions image.
DALLAS (AP) – A rare 165-year-old map of Texas that’s been in the same family for generations has sold for $149,000.

Officials with Dallas-based Heritage Auctions say the 1849 document was sold Saturday to a buyer who does not wish to be publicly identified.

The item, considered the first official map of Texas after it became a state in 1845, was offered to experts last spring by Patrick Martin. The 66-year-old retired architect showed the map at a Heritage appraisal event in Birmingham, Ala., near his home.

The lithograph was signed by Jacob De Cordova, a land agent who commissioned an employee of the Texas General Land Office to create the map. The map, among only a handful known to exist, measures about 32 by 35 inches and features counties in various colors.

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Texas General Land Office Save Texas History, www.savetexashistory.org

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First edition, unrestored copy of Jacob De Cordova's 1849 Map of Texas in original condition. Heritage Auctions image.
First edition, unrestored copy of Jacob De Cordova’s 1849 Map of Texas in original condition. Heritage Auctions image.