Texas State Archives Map Collection



Map of the State of Texas Showing the Line and Lands of the Texas and Pacific Railway Reserved and Donated by the State of Texas
Date: 1873
Publisher: Colton, G.W. and C.B. Colton, New York, 1873.
Cartographer: Colton, G.W.
Colton, C.B.
Scale: 1 inch = 35 miles
Size: 48 cm x 60 cm
Type of Map: general
Format: color, engraved, lithographed, printed
Language: English
AC Number: 07699
Photo Media: 4 x 5 color transparency, photo no. 2002/1-25-1
File Size: 36.26 MB

Map of the State of Texas Showing the Line and Lands of the Texas and Pacific Railway Reserved and Donated by the State of Texas Image:

Description:
Map of Texas highlighting lands of the Texas and Pacific Railway and railroad routes of the line and its connections. Also shown are rivers, springs, lakes, mountainous areas, routes in West Texas, forts, camps, counties, cities, and towns. Inset: Map Showing the Texas and Pacific Railway and Its Connections. This is a map of the United States. A table of distances and a list giving the population of Texas counties in 1870 is also present. Related maps are numbers 7698, 7600-7602. Long. 93 deg.-107 deg., w. from Greenwich This map was published in the report, "Notes on the Texas and Pacific Railway," 1873. 10/21/98

The Texas State Archives Map Collection contains original, photo-reproduced, and compiled maps covering the period from the early seventeenth through the late twentieth centuries. For general information about the holdings and descriptive information available, read the map introduction and indexes and types of maps webpages. For our copy policy, view our webpage on preservation, access, and reproductions.

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