Texas State Archives Map Collection



Galveston Bay to Oyster Bay
Date: 1858
Publisher: U.S. Coast Survey, 1858, chart 106. Triangulation by J.E. Hilgard, et al. Topography by J.M. Wampler.
Cartographer: -- None Listed --
Scale: 1 3/4 in. = 2 nau. miles
Size: 82 cm x 101 cm
Type of Map: nautical chart
Format: black & white, engraved, lithographed, printed
Language: English
AC Number: 01637
Photo Media: -- None Listed --
File Size: 90.32 MB

Galveston Bay to Oyster Bay Image:

Description:
Shows rivers, lakes, bays, islands, points, reefs, breakers, buoys, beacons, lighthouses, and Galveston City. Soundings are given in feet at mean low water. Notes on tides and winds are given. Long. 94 deg. 30' - 95 deg. 25' Accompaning 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. 3/14/84

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