Anton ROESSLER. The Latest Map of the State of Texas...1874

ROESSLER, Anton (1826-1893) The Latest Map of the State of Texas Lithograph 1874 40” x 45 ¼” sheet, 51 ½” x 57” framed.    In 1874 Roessler wrote: "Texas is, or will be, the wealthiest state in the Union, possessing as she does great agricultural capabilities, all the varieties of soils, minerals and useful rocks known to exist in the world." His extraordinarily detailed large scale map was designed to demonstrate the truth of his declaration.  After De Cordova’s map, perhaps the most attractive map of the State of Texas. View the roots of texas collection   THE SCARCE FIRST ISSUE OF ROESSLER'S LARGE-FORMAT MAP OF TEXAS. Anton R. Roessler (1826-1893), cartographer and geologist, served in these roles for the Shumard Survey, the first thorough geological and agricultural survey of Texas. His maps are the only printed maps preserving the results of that survey which was scrapped during the Civil War. Indeed Roessler was accused of stealing the Shumard survey data for private use in his o