Texas State Archives Map Collection



Preliminary Chart no. 31 of the Sea Coast of the United States from Galveston Bay to Matagorda Bay, Texas
Date: 1857
Publisher: From trigonometrical Survey under direction of A.D. Bache, Supt. of the Survey of the Coast of the United States. Published in 1857.
Cartographer: -- None Listed --
Scale: 1 3/4 inches = 5 miles
Size: 51 cm x 93 cm
Type of Map: nautical chart
Format: black & white, engraved, lithographed, printed
Language: English
AC Number: 01006a
Photo Media: -- None Listed --
File Size: 28.04 MB

Preliminary Chart no. 31 of the Sea Coast of the United States from Galveston Bay to Matagorda Bay, Texas Image:

Description:
Shows bays, lakes, rivers, islands, points, lighthouses, and gives soundings in feet and fathoms taken at mean low water. Notes are given regarding the winds, tides, and lighthouses and beacons. Long. 94 deg. 10' - 96 deg. 10' 9/8/82

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