Texas State Archives Map Collection
Map of the State of Texas from the Latest Authorities
Date: | 1854 |
Publisher: | Cowperthwait, DeSilver and Butler, Philadelphia, 1854. Engraved by J.L. Hazzard. |
Cartographer: |
Young, J.H. |
Scale: | 1 inch = 45 statute miles |
Size: | 41 cm x 50 cm |
Type of Map: | general |
Format: | positive photostat, black on white |
Language: | English |
AC Number: | 01972 |
Photo Media: | -- None Listed -- |
Map of the State of Texas from the Latest Authorities Image:
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Description:
Shows rivers, creeks, mountainous and forested areas, counties, cities, towns, post offices, forts, camps, roads, routes and trails--including Indian trails, battlegrounds--including the Alamo and San Jacinto, operating and proposed railroads, Indian tribes, painted caves, and the location of wild horse and cattle herds. Insets: 1) Northern Texas, on the same scale as larger map, 2) Map of the Vicinity of Galveston City. Chart: Population of Texas by Counties, 1850. Two photostats.
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