Henry Schenck Tanner
Map of Mexico and Guatemala

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Publisher Henry Schenck Tanner (American, 1786–1858)American, 1786–1858

CultureAmerican

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Map of Mexico and Guatemala

Date1834

PlacePennsylvania, United States

MediumPaper

DimensionsImage: 11 5/8 × 14 3/4 in. (29.5 × 37.5 cm)
Sheet: 18 × 22 in. (45.7 × 55.9 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.76.172

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DescriptionCartographer Henry Schenck Tanner was born in New York in 1786 and established his publishing company in Philadelphia. Among his achievements, Tanner is remembered as the publisher of Stephen F. Austin’s first map of Texas in 1830. This map, published in 1834, delineates “Austin’s Colony” within the Mexican state of Coahuila and Texas.
ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; Estate of Miss Ima Hogg; given to MFAH, 1976.
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Printed lower center below image: 30 Longitude West From Washington 25

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