The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 66, July 1962 - April, 1963 Page: 289

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1893 Railroad and County Map of Texas, #943
December, 1893
In printed colors the map shows railroads, counties, county seats, towns, rivers,
mountains, and location of Indian tribes. Scale: i degree-69.16 statute miles.
Size: 26 inches x 221/4 inches.
1893 Map of the Texas and Pacific Railway #404A
and Connection
Map is dated 1893. In printed colors the map shows Texas and surrounding states,
towns, rivers, railroad lines. One copy and one photostat. Size: 13/8 inches x 91/
inches.
1893 Railroad and County Map of Texas, #1688
December, 1893
Copyright 1892 by Rand, McNally and Company. Printed on frame: "Rand, Mc-
Nally and Company's New Business Atlas Map of Texas." In printed colors the map
shows Texas and parts of New Mexico, Indian Territory, Arkansas, Louisiana, and
Mexico, and denotes counties, towns, rivers, creeks, mountains, railroads, forts, and
canals. Note on the reverse side of the map: "Map goes with 1894 Report." Scale:
1 degree-69.16 statute miles or 1 degree-l11.307 kilometers. Size: 221/4 inches x
251/ inches.
1893 Texas, Sweetwater Sheet #1746
"Reconnaissance Map. United States Geological Survey. J. W. Powell, Director.
A. H. Thompson, Geographer. R. U. Goode, Geographer in charge. Triangulation
by Charles F. Urquhart. Topography by H. S. Wallace. Surveyed in 1891. Edition
of October 1893. Reprinted January 1907. Contour interval twenty-five feet."
Printed in three colors the map shows most of Nolan County and parts of Taylor,
Coke, and Runnels counties, and denotes towns, mountains, forts, railroads, roads,
creeks, springs, canyons, elevations, names of adjoining published sheets in the
margins. On the reverse side of the map is "Description of the Topographic Map
of the United States" and a legend of "Conventional Signs." Scale: 1/125,0oo or
21/ inches-5 miles. Size: 171/ inches x 15 inches.
1893 Texas, Weatherford Sheet #1855
"Reconnaissance Map. United States Geological Survey. J. W. Powell, Director.
Henry Gannett, Chief Topographer. R. U. Goode, Geographer in charge. T'riangu-
lation by C. F. Urquhart. Topography by H. S. Wallace. Surveyed in 1889. Edition
of April 1893. Reprinted May, 19o6. Contour interval fifty feet." Printed in three
colors the map shows most of Parker County and parts of Tarrant, Johnson, Hood,
Jack, and Wise counties; and denotes towns, roads, rivers, crossings, creeks, moun-
tains, elevations, railroads, with names of adjoining published sheets in the margins.
On the reverse side is a "Description of the Topographic Map of the United
States" and a legend of "Conventional Signs." Scale: 1/125,ooo or 3 inches-6 miles.
Size: 171/ inches x 15 inches.