Texas Embassy

This picture was taken by a friend in Paris. It reads:
EMBASSY OF TEXAS
IN 1842-1843 THIS BUILDING
WAS THE OFFICE OF THE EMBASSY
OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS IN PARIS.
BY THE FRANCO-TEXAN TREATY
OF 29 SEPTEMBER 1839
FRANCE WAS THE FIRST NATION
TO RECOGNIZE THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS
AS AN INDEPENDANT STATE BETWEEN 1839 AND 1845.