Young, J.H.. Map of the State of Texas from The Latest Authorities. Philadelphia: Charles Desilver, 1854. European Paintings then reissued in 1764 and

then reissued in 1764 and again in 1773 by his son Didier

Perhaps the most impressive legacy of the expedition were the almost 250 charts Wilkes prepared in two atlases (completed 1858

The publication of The Yellowstone National Park

The rate of growth accelerated rapidly during the 1840s and 1850s

Austin Old Three Hundred colonist and one of the founders of the Town of Matagorda

Young, J.H.. Map of the State of Texas from The Latest Authorities. Philadelphia: Charles Desilver, 1854. European Paintings then reissued in 1764 andYoung, J. H. Map of the State of Texas from The Latest Authorities Philadelphia: Charles Desilver, 1854 14 1 2 x 17 inches The most influential atlas map of the period and the first to widely disseminate Texas' new state boundaries, as a result of the Compromise. The map depicts the newly resolved boundary of northern Texas at latitude 36, which marked the end of Texas' claim to the upper Rio Grande and eastern New Mexico. The map richly details the