County map of the State of Texas: Showing also portions of the Adjoining States and Territories

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This map shows the state of Texas, portions of New Mexico and Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), and the surrounding areas. The visible counties of Texas, New Mexico, and "Indian Territory" are marked with dotted lines, labeled, and shaded in various colors. Cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are also marked (with relief shown by hachures). Additionally, the map shows the western expansion of the Texas & Pacific Railroad from Eastland County to El Paso, the Galveston-Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad from San Antonio to El Paso, and, the southward expansion of the International Railroad from San Antonio to Laredo. … continued below

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1 map : hand col. ; 36 x 50 cm.

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Gamble, W. H. (William H.) 1881.

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  • S. Augustus Mitchell
    Publisher Info: Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868.
    Place of Publication: [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

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This map shows the state of Texas, portions of New Mexico and Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), and the surrounding areas. The visible counties of Texas, New Mexico, and "Indian Territory" are marked with dotted lines, labeled, and shaded in various colors. Cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are also marked (with relief shown by hachures).

Additionally, the map shows the western expansion of the Texas & Pacific Railroad from Eastland County to El Paso, the Galveston-Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad from San Antonio to El Paso, and, the southward expansion of the International Railroad from San Antonio to Laredo.

An inset in the lower left corner shows a "Plan of Galveston and Vicinity."

Scale [ca. 1:3,250,000] (W 109°--W 92°/N 36°--N 27°)
Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.

Physical Description

1 map : hand col. ; 36 x 50 cm.

Notes

"Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1881 by S. Augustus Mitchell in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington."

In upper margin: 64 and 65.

From the Virginia Garrett Cartographic Collections.

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  • Call Number: 127/16 00781
  • Accession or Local Control No: UTA_948486
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth50386

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County Map of the State of Texas: Showing also portions of the Adjoining States and Territories

Hand-colored map of the state of Texas, portions of New Mexico and Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), and the surrounding areas. The visible counties of Texas and New Mexico are marked with dotted lines, labeled, and shaded in various colors. Cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are also marked (with relief shown by hachures). An inset in the lower left corner shows a "Plan of Galveston and Vicinity." This map was printed on pages 64 & 65 of an unknown atlas.

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  • 1881

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Gamble, W. H. (William H.). County map of the State of Texas: Showing also portions of the Adjoining States and Territories, map, 1881; [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50386/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas at Arlington Library.

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