Texas State Archives Map Collection
Plan of the City of Austin
Date: | 1839 |
Publisher: | Lithographed by Greene, New Orleans. Engraved by Fishbourne. Surveyed by L.J. Pilie and Charles Schoolfield. |
Cartographer: |
Pilie, L.J., 1839 |
Scale: | none given |
Size: | 60 cm x 46 cm |
Type of Map: | plat |
Format: | black & white, engraved, lithographed, printed |
Language: | English |
AC Number: | 00926d |
Photo Media: | b&w neg., photo no. 1/105-158; fullsize b&w litho neg., photo 1992/23 |
File Size: | 32.87 MB |
Description:
Plat is bounded by East Avenue, North Avenue (Fifteenth Street), West Avenue, and the Colorado River. Shows creeks, streets, lots and blocks by number--giving measurements, the location of government buildings and Capitol Square, an armory, churches, the University Academy, jails, and public squares. Note: "All the alleys are Twenty feet wide." Note on back of one copy: "Presented by Hon. Guy M. Bryan, Oct. 9, 1888." Two copies.
Note: the reverse side of the map was scanned in addition to the front.
7/30/82
Revised 10/15/97
Revised 3/29/00
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Other Related Maps and Images:
Date | Map Number | Title | Image |
---|---|---|---|
1904 | 00926a | Austin | view |
1839 | 00926b | City of Austin and Vicinity | view |
1890-1895 c | 00926e | Partial View of Austin, Texas | view |
1874 | 00926f | Map of Subdivision of the Drury H. Minor Survey, 7 miles N. 80 , W. from the City of Austin, County of Travis | view |
1941 | 00926g | Visitors Map of Austin, Texas, "The Friendly City" | view |
1870 c. | 00926h | Plat of Waller Creek and Vicinity, in Austin, Texas | view |
The Texas State Archives Map Collection contains original, photo-reproduced, and compiled maps covering the period from the early seventeenth through the late twentieth centuries. For general information about the holdings and descriptive information available, read the map introduction and indexes and types of maps webpages. For our copy policy, view our webpage on preservation, access, and reproductions.
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