Texas State Archives Map Collection



Chart of the Gulf of Mexico, West Indies, and Spanish Main
Date: 1852
Publisher: Blunt, E. and G.W., publishers, New York, 1852. Additions in 1952.
Cartographer: Copley, Charles, New York
Scale: none given
Size: 87 cm x 121 cm
Type of Map: nautical chart
Format: black & white, engraved, lithographed, printed
Language: English
AC Number: 03207
Photo Media: -- None Listed --

Chart of the Gulf of Mexico, West Indies, and Spanish Main Image:
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Description:
Chart covering the entire coastline of the Gulf of Mexico, showing bays, islands, points, bars, passes, shoals, and giving soundings. Inset: The Harbour of Tampico from the actual survey, 1833. This map appears to be part of the research material used in the Tidelands case. Additional material can be found in the Tidelands-related manuscript holdings, and in the Attorney General case files on the Tidelands case, both in the State Archives. 9/7/84

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