Lizars, Daniel “Mexico & Guatimala"

Daniel Lizars. “Mexico & Guatimala.” 

Edinburgh: D. Lizars, ca. 1826. 15 7/9 x 19 1/2.  Engraving.  Original hand color.  A few light spots in margins.  Else, fine condition.

A brightly colored map of Mexico and Central America by Daniel Lizars.  New California is named in the top left, but little information is shown, while New Mexico is clearly indicated along the Rio Grande.  The border between the United States and Mexico follows the Red River and then the coloring makes it dip down to follow the Rio Grande in what is today western Texas.  There is a dotted line running north from the Red River, following the border as agreed with Spain in the Adam-Onís Treaty of 1819.  As another edition of this map shows the region west of this line as belonging to Mexico, this might simply have been a mistake by the colorist.  Detail includes topography, rivers, towns, intendancies, and a few roads, including one through present-day Texas to Nacogdoches.  The only other settlements in Texas shown are San Antonio and Loredo [sic].