SHOOTING THE SUN: RESULTS OF MILITARY ACTIVITES IN TEXAS, 1689-1829.
Dallas: The Book Club of Texas, 1998. Two volumes-xi,278;279-582pp. Index. Extensive map list. Numerous, excellent reproductions of the maps accompanied by extensive notes. Bibliography. Cloth with spine labels. First edition, limited to 325 copies. The books are very fine. The slip case has a couple of scuffs, else fine. Cox, More Basic Texas Books 54: “…this work covers Texas cartography from the beginning of organized Spanish exploration to the map of Texas that Stephen F. Austin produced in 1830….[it] will be an enduring Texas reference work.” A major contribution to the study of the cartography of pre-revolutionary Texas, it was the winner of the 1999 Kate Brooks Bates Award for Historical Research. A must for libraries and the serious Texana collector. A massive set requiring additional postage.