Texas State Archives Map Collection
Map of the Mercer Colony in Texas, May 1st, 1845
| Date: | 1845 |
| Publisher: | -- None Listed -- |
| Cartographer: | -- None Listed -- |
| Scale: | 1 inch = 20 miles |
| Size: | 22 cm x 24 cm |
| Type of Map: | general |
| Format: | color, engraved, lithographed, printed |
| Language: | English |
| AC Number: | 00022 |
| Photo Media: | 4 x 5 b&w neg., photo no.1986/152-2 |
| File Size: | 10.29 MB |
Map of the Mercer Colony in Texas, May 1st, 1845 Image:
Description:
Covers northeast Texas. Shows rivers, mountainous and forested areas, salt springs, counties, towns and settlements, and land grants. The number of families at various settlements is also given. The counties covered are Lamar, Milam, Robertson, Fannin, and Nacogdoches. The map has notes on various grants, particularly the number and size of the grant, date granted, and sometimes, the party receiving the grant.
Long. 18 - 21 deg.
3/22/82
Revised 10/22/97
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