The Alamo Flag - February 1836
Flown at the Alamo
The tri-color banner with an eagle perched in a prickly pear and devouring a rattle snake was the flag of the Mexican Republic under the Constitution of 1824. It was to that flag and constitution that Texian immigrants pledged their loyalty.
When the dictator Santa Anna abolished the constitution, Texian officer Philip Dimmit replaced the eagle with "1824" to make it clear where the allegiance of Texas lay. The provisional government ordered this flag to be flown by all vessels of the Texas Navy. Tradition says this was the flag flown by Travis during the siege of the Alamo.
Physical Details
- 24 by 18 inches
- Limited Edition of 254 Copies
- Each one is hand-numbered
The paper is acid free, cold press cotton watercolor with an elegant ever-so-lightly-textured 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 map in direct sun and it will be just as bright when they are passed on to the next generation it is the day it ships.
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