Texas State Archives Map Collection



Birdseye view of Galveston, Showing the Burnt District
Date: 1885
Publisher: -- None Listed --
Cartographer: -- None Listed --
Scale: none given
Size: 9 cm x 24 cm
Type of Map: birdseye view
Format: black & white, engraved, lithographed, printed
Language: English
AC Number: 02296
Photo Media: -- None Listed --

Birdseye view of Galveston, Showing the Burnt District Image:
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Description:
Shows streets, buildings, and the area burned in the fire occuring on November 13, 1885. A narrative of the fire and an illustration of Galveston after the fire accompanies the map. These items appeared in the November 28, 1885 issue of Harper's Weekly, pages 777-779. Two items. 8/16/84

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