Col. Houston's Alamo Bundle - The Siege & The Plaza - Two Fine Art Prints
Two of the Best Alamo Prints
Andrew Jackson Houston was the second son of General Sam and Margaret.
He practiced law, led a troop of Rough Riders under Teddy Roosevelt and from 1924 to 1941 was superintendent of the San Jacinto Battleground.
It was during that period that he began to research and write on subjects of Texas history. That's how these two fine prints came about in 1938.
A. J. Houston combined the drawings and notes of Texian Army Captain Green B. Jameson (January 1836), Mexican Army Colonel Ignacio Labastida (March 1836) and US Army Captain Reuben Potter (1841) to create this composite showing the Alamo compound as it was during the siege and battle.
It gives the dimension of each feature, shows the location of the Alamo cannons, and notes where the bodies of Travis, Bowie, and Crockett were pointed out to Santa Anna by Alcalde Ruiz after the battle.
The second print in this bundle is Houston's map of the Siege.
Along with all the Mexican gun batteries and their lines of fire, it shows the streets and buildings that existed in 1836, as well as those built later.
Col. Houston wanted modern Texans to understand what Travis, Bowie, Crockett, Bonham, and the rest of the Alamo Defenders were up against during those thirteen days.
It tells a story.
These prints are as handsome as they are intriguing. Frame them and hang them together or lay them out for study. Get lost in the details. They're a fine way to remember the Alamo.
Physical Details
- 18 by 24 inches/24 by 18 inches
- On heavyweight fine-art paper
- Just as Col. Houston drew them
The paper is acid free watercolor with a buttery finish. This surface allows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the shading and tonality of the original map vividly, beautifully, and exactly.
The inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. You can hang your print in direct sun and it will be just as bright when passed on to the next generation it is the day it ships.
