Historic Illustration of The City of Houston and the Port of Galveston handcrafted-american-flags defeated a large British raiding

defeated a large British raiding force thus protecting the military supplies at Bennington

A fanciful view depicts Houston as the thriving idyllic Capital of Texas

as marked on this map

The western border of Texas is accurately depicted as being the Rio Grande River to its source

Local militias were a popular and common form of community defense in the sparsely populated English colonies on America's eastern seaboard

Historic Illustration of The City of Houston and the Port of Galveston handcrafted-american-flags defeated a large British raidingThe Illustrated London News was the world's first illustrated weekly news magazine. The Republic of Texas was of great interest to European powers as a prosperous place of opportunity as well as political and personal freedom. A fanciful view depicts Houston as the thriving idyllic Capital of Texas. The Original Capital of Texas was at Harrisburg on Buffalo Bayou near present day Houston. These decorative hand tinted views published in London