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-- he used it as a promotional tool to lure professional immigrants to the state. >> he was a land agent that helped settle people in texas, he wanted a document to show them the vastness of the land. land. jamie: he obtained endorse am from famous texans including sam houston. >> on the floor of the u.s. fen at, refered to this as most accurate depiction of texas that anyone compiled. jamie: with patrick's copez, joe is excited by cel skeptical, he knows such a famous map has countless resprints or forgerys. >> fortunately, decardoba left a clue. >> a notice, that says without

-- he used it as a promotional tool to lure professional immigrants to the state. >> he was a land agent that helped settle people in texas, he wanted a document to show them the vastness of the land. land. jamie: he obtained endorse am from famous texans including sam houston. >> on the floor of the u.s. fen at, refered to this as most accurate depiction of texas that anyone compiled. jamie: with patrick's copez, joe is excited by cel skeptical, he knows such a famous map has countless resprints or forgerys. >> fortunately, decardoba left a clue. >> a notice, that says without my signature th...

Brings map to dallas to get a 6 opinion from sandra paolino. what condition of the map in? >> wonderful condition, amazing to us. that there were no separations on any of the foldss, condition is everything. jamie: value is rising with every fold that we're opening. did you know, as an expert, that it existed? >> this particular map is newly discovered because it was on nobody's radar. jamie: how big is market 1234. >> collector love that period from 1834 through late 1850s. jamie: so many families trace their texan roots to immigration boom of that period. >> texans are very, very pride

He is monitoring it in birmingham, it was not off to a good start. >> as my map came up, i was trepidacious. >> opened at 75,000, only two bidders appear to be competing for it, amount creeps higher from 75 to 85 grand, then to 97,000. patrick knows he should be ecstatic, you know how it goes. >> this time, it stopped long enough auctioneeeer said fair warning, i thought it is going at 97. jamie: is he

Could payoff. >> patrick noticeed an auction house is holding an appraisal fair in birmingham. >> i thought, i will throw a box of stuff together, and see if anything is worth anything. jamie: patrick breaking out old family war stuff. did you feel one would be worth more than the others? >> i thought that muster book would be of more significant monetary value, he said, he thinks that muster book probably would be a couple,000 dollars. -- thousand dollars, i thought that is nice but not life changing. jamie: he shows a few more heirlooms and gets same tepid response, and then he unfolds his o...