Texas State Archives Map Collection



General Austin's Map of Texas with Parts of the Adjoining States
Date: 1840
Publisher: Tanner, H.S., Philadelphia, 1840. Engraved by John and William W. Warr, Philadelphia.
Cartographer: Austin, Stephen F.
Scale: 1 1/2 inches = 35 miles
Size: 74 cm x 60 cm
Type of Map: general
Format: color, engraved, lithographed, printed
Language: English
AC Number: 00424
Photo Media: -- None Listed --
File Size: 67.06 MB

General Austin's Map of Texas with Parts of the Adjoining States Image:

Description:
Covers most of Texas and parts of the Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, and Coahuila. Shows rivers, mountainous and forested areas, empresario land grants, colonies, counties, towns, forts--including the Alamo, battlegrounds--including San Jacinto, routes and trails--including the Old San Antonio Road, and Indian tribes and villages. There are notes regarding wild life and military engagements. Maps 409a, 409b and 409c are earlier editions. Long. 93 - 102 deg. 7/2/82

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