Texas State Archives Map Collection
Original Township, City of Austin
| Date: | 1839 |
| Publisher: | Original survey by Edwin Waller, Agent, April 1939. |
| Cartographer: |
Koch, Louis M., Austin High School, 1933 |
| Scale: | 4 inches = 1500 feet |
| Size: | 84 cm x 72 cm |
| Type of Map: | plat |
| Format: | color, manuscript |
| Language: | English |
| AC Number: | 00927 |
| Photo Media: | -- None Listed -- |
| File Size: | 71.87 MB |
Original Township, City of Austin Image:
Description:
Manuscript plat of Austin as it appeared in 1839. Shows rivers, creeks, streets, blocks, government buildings, and some public and private buildings and residences. There is a key to the location of
buildings. Note: "All the Above Layout taken from the Maps furnished by Austin Chamber of Commerce, Austin, Texas, 1933"; "Location of All Public Buildings, Homesteads, etc..., taken from article written by Mr. Lawrence K. Smoot"; "Original Grant Purchased from Logan Vandever, James Rogers, G.D. Hancock, J.W. Herrell, and Aaron Burleson, on March 7, 1839, and comprised 7,735 acres. Deed dated March 7, 1839. Purchase Price $21,000. Original Township as layed off by Edwin Waller was made up of 640 acres." Original manuscript and blueprint.
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Subjects:
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