Texas State Archives Map Collection



Richardson's New Map of the State of Texas Including Part of Mexico
Date: 1860
Publisher: DeSilver, Charles, Philadelphia. Engraved expressly for the Texas Almanac. Corrected by H. Wickeland, 1860.
Cartographer: -- None Listed --
Scale: 1 1/2 inches = 55 miles
Size: 63 cm x 83 cm
Type of Map: general
Format: color, engraved, lithographed, printed
Language: English
AC Number: 01012
Photo Media: 4 x 5 color transparency, photo no. 2000/1-28-1
File Size: 110.46 MB

Richardson's New Map of the State of Texas Including Part of Mexico Image:

Description:
Covers Texas and parts of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and the Indian Territory. The Mexican states of Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, and parts of Durango, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas are also covered. Shows rivers, mountainous and forested areas, cities, towns, roads, routes and trails, operating and proposed railroads, and Indian tribes and villages. Inset: Map Showing the Proposed Route of the Texas Railroad and its Correction with the Western Roads. Long. 92 - 110 deg. 9/10/82

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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