Cram's railroad & township map of Texas.

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Hand drawn color map showing railroads, counties, cities and towns of Texas in 1879.

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1 map : hand colored ; 71 x 50 cm. folded to 55 x 43 cm.

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Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928 1879.

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This map is part of the collection entitled: Rare Book and Texana Collections and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 484 times. More information about this map can be viewed below.

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  • George F. Cram
    Publisher Info: Geo. F. Cram
    Place of Publication: Chicago, Illinois

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Description

Hand drawn color map showing railroads, counties, cities and towns of Texas in 1879.

Physical Description

1 map : hand colored ; 71 x 50 cm. folded to 55 x 43 cm.

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Excludes area west of 102nd meridian and north of 36th parallel.
Relief shown by hachures.
Prime meridian: Washington.
In upper margin: 28 and 29.

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  • G4031.P3 1879 .C7 1879

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Rare Book and Texana Collections

These materials include a 1633 map, America Noviter Delineata; H. K. Yoakum's History of Texas, and Exploration of the Red River of Louisiana, in the year 1852 by Randolph B. Marcy.

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  • 1879

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  • Dec. 18, 2006, 10:14 a.m.

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  • April 4, 2024, 4:45 a.m.

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Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928. Cram's railroad & township map of Texas., map, 1879; Chicago, Illinois. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth20766/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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