Nouvelle Carte du Mexique du Texas Et D’une Partie Des Etats Limitrophes, dedicated to the Royal Academy of Science, of the Institute of France, by A. H. Brue, geographer to the king......and revised by C. Picquet, 1840. 38” x 26”.

A.H. Brue (1786-1832), French geographer to the king (1786-1832) had established a firm reputation for including the newest and most accurate data in his maps, especially of the western expanses of the North American continent.

Upon his death in 1832, his widow took over his publishing house. Under her regime, a series of fine maps of the west and Texas were produced. Notably, the findings of explorer Jedediah Smith, first Caucasian to travel from the Mississippi to the Pacific, were included on the maps. Smith's writings were published in Paris in 1828, providing the apparent source for the many names and locations taken directly from Smith's explorations and findings.

In 1833, a monumental map of North America was published by Brue. The first edition of "Nouvelle Carte du Mexique" followed in 1834, featuring the territory from the Mississippi River to the Pacific from the 44th parallel north of the border between Mexico and the Oregon territory and extending to the southern border of Mexico. The Brue 1834 is so important, according to Carl Wheat, that it is one of the foundation stones of western mapping history because its author was willing to include the Smith information. This important map continued to be revised and re-issued by Madame Brue and by C. Picquet, geographer/ publisher who took over the Brue business in 1835. The 1840 (4th) edition followed immediately on the heels of a 1839 revision as new data was presented. Although up-to-date, Texas is not shown as a Republic, politically backing Mexico's claim to the territory. The eastern and northern boundaries of Texas are shown correctly