HOLTZ, Helmuth Heinrich Diedrich (1833-1915). Pictorial letter sheet with 7 views. Hamburg: Lang, [ca. 1860]. FIRST EDITION, A RARE TEXAS LETTER SHEET.
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HOLTZ, Helmuth Heinrich Diedrich (1833-1915). Pictorial letter sheet with 7 views, comprising: Hotel at Matagorda, Texas -- Church -- [top center: untitled illustration of eagle with spread wings, 2 banners, and foliage] -- Masonic Hall -- Courthouse -- Residence of Col. R. H. Williams -- Store of Mr. G. Burkhart. Hamburg: Lang, [ca. 1860].
8vo (273 x 214 mm). Lithographed pictorial letter sheet with conjugate blank leaf. (Light browning, some very minor wear along edges.) Provenance: Acquired Dorothy Sloan (11 December 2009, Sale 22, lot 222).
FIRST EDITION, A RARE TEXAS LETTER SHEET. Though many examples of California letter sheets are known, only a few were made for Texas. Holtz also created large bird's-eye views of Indianola and Matagorda (Reps 3981 and 3986).
Property from the Collection of Dr. Brant Mittler
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