Main plaza, San Antonio, TexasPentenrieder, Erhard, 1830-1875, artist[1856]engA pictorial lettersheet with a large central image at top and smaller images enclosed in vine medallions trailing down the left and right sides, with a large blank space for the message. The central image, bordered by figures of a Native American and a Mexican, shows the main plaza of San Antonio, Texas. On the left are smaller images of Mission San José, Mission Conception, Courthouse, and an untitled image of a man riding a hay-burdened mule. On the right are smaller images of the Alamo, Mission San Juan, an untitled image of a wooden structure (possibly a hacienda), and an untitled image of a horseman lassoing a steer. These vignettes are interspersed with ornamental images of an African-American (?) worker, a bear, a hunter with his dog, and a jaguarBEIN WA Prints 445: With manuscript letter dated April 11, 1856.Title from caption below central image.Edition statement supplied by cataloger. Print is known to exist in two versions. In this monochrome version, all images and ornaments are printed in black on a white sheet. In the multicolored version, the primary images are printed in black, while the ornamental images and decorative vines are printed in green, all on a white sheet.Pentenrieder & Blersch first offered this distinctive type of pictorial lettersheet for sale in 1856. See the English-language version of Pentenrieder's biography available on the "Haus der bayerischen Geschichte" website, viewed 25 August 2020. http://www.hdbg.de/auswanderung/docs/pentenrieder_bio_e.pdfDate is no later than 1856, based on Beinecke Library copy that includes a manuscript letter dated April 11, 1856.