Texas State Archives Map Collection
Preliminary Chart of the Northwestern Part of the Gulf of Mexico
| Date: | 1855-1860 c |
| Publisher: | U.S. Coast Survey. |
| Cartographer: | -- None Listed -- |
| Scale: | 1 inch = 8 1/2 nau. miles |
| Size: | 81 cm x 98 cm |
| Type of Map: | nautical chart |
| Format: | black & white, engraved, lithographed, printed |
| Language: | English |
| AC Number: | 01625 |
| Photo Media: | -- None Listed -- |
| File Size: | 7.45 MB |
Preliminary Chart of the Northwestern Part of the Gulf of Mexico Image:
Description:
Unfinished chart covering the Gulf coast from Tiger Point, Louisiana, to the headwaters of the Rio Grande. Area between Galveston Bay and Corpus Christi Bay is covered in detail, the rest is just outlined. Shows bays, islands, reefs, cities, and towns. Soundings are given.
Long. 92 - 97 deg.
Accompany manuscript material, Notes on the Coast of the United States, Section IX: Coast of Texas, by Captain C.P. Patterson, Hydrographic Inspector, and A.D. Bache, Superintendent, U.S. Coast Survey, 1861, may be found in the A.D. Bache Collection of the Texas State Archives.
3/12/84
Subjects:
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