"Our Army" on the Rio Grande by T. B. Thorpe: Plan of Matamoros, Fort Brown, and surrounding country

A lithograph map or plan of Matamoras, Fort Brown, and the surrounding country. The Rio Grande is in the center of the map. A grid on the lower right corner denotes Matamoras. Also depicted are the locations of batteries on both sides of the river, Fort Paredes near the Ferry that crossed the river, the road that leads to Point Isabel, as well as the Head Quarters of General Taylor when he first arrived (to the left of the river) and after he took Matamoros (to the right of the river). [This print is from the book "Our Army on the Rio Grande," by Thomas Bangs Thorpe, page 50]