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Reconnaissance of Sabine Pass

Description: This map is a nautical chart showing the hydrography of the area in Texas and Louisiana around the Sabine Pass. The physical features are marked to portray coastline conditions using nautical notations and color shading and outlines. Depths are shown by soundings and marked with lines and numbers in feet. Text in the lower left corner is labeled "Sailing Directions" and gives explanatory details regarding the markings and measurements on the map. It also notes that various measurements use… more
Date: 1853
Creator: United States Coast Survey
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Reconnaissance of Aransas Pass, Texas

Description: This map is a nautical chart showing the hydrography of the area in Texas around the Aransas Pass. The physical features are outlined and shaded in color (relief shown by soundings and contours). Depths are marked with lines and numbers in feet. Text in the upper left corner is labeled "Sailing Directions" and "Note"; the text gives explanatory details regarding the markings and measurements on the map. Scale 1:20,000.
Date: 1853
Creator: United States Coast Survey
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Reconnaissance of Sabine Pass

Description: This map is a nautical chart showing the hydrography of the area in Texas and Louisiana around the Sabine Pass. The physical features are marked to portray coastline conditions. Depths are shown by soundings and marked with lines and numbers in feet. Text in the lower left corner is labeled "Sailing Directions" and gives explanatory details regarding the markings and measurements on the map. It also notes that various measurements used for the map were taken between 1848 and 1852. Scale 1… more
Date: 1853
Creator: United States Coast Survey
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Preliminary Chart of San Luis Pass, Texas

Description: This map is a nautical chart showing the topography and hydrography of the area in Texas around the San Luis Pass. The physical features are in color and appear to be shaded to portray heights (additional relief shown by hachures). Depths are marked with lines and numbers in feet. According to text at the bottom of the page, the various measurements to create the map were made between 1851 and 1853; the text also gives specific latitude and longitude of the area in the map. Additional text … more
Date: [1851..1853]
Creator: United States Coast Survey
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Galveston Entrance, Texas

Description: This map is a nautical chart showing the topography and hydrography of the area in Texas around the Galveston Entrance. The physical features are shaded and include the aerial layout of Galveston and nearby areas (relief shown by soundings). Depths are marked with shading (rendered in a dot pattern) and numbers in feet. According to text at the bottom of the page (lower left corner), the various measurements to create the map were made between 1848 and 1852; the text also gives specific lati… more
Date: 1853
Creator: United States Coast Survey
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Preliminary Survey of the Entrance to the Rio Grande, Texas

Description: This map is a nautical chart showing the topography and hydrography of the area in Texas around the entrance to the Rio Grande River. The physical features are shaded with relief (and depths) shown by soundings. Depths are marked with lines, shading (rendered in a dot pattern), and numbers in feet. Depths are marked with lines and numbers in feet. According to text in the lower left corner, the various measurements to create the map were made between 1853 and 1854; the text also gives speci… more
Date: [1853,1854]
Creator: United States Coast Survey
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Coast of Texas: from Galveston to Corpus Christi.

Description: Map shows coastline of Texas along the Gulf of Mexico from Corpus Christi to Galveston, entrances to Galveston, Matagorda, and portion of Corpus Christi Bays, settlements. Includes text with information on soundings, tides, and remarks. Relief shown by shading. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:400,000].
Date: 1867
Creator: United States Coast Survey
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Coast chart no. 107, Matagorda Bay, Texas

Description: Map shows late nineteenth century coastal features and lakes at Matagorda Bay, Texas. Includes Cavallo Pass, Lavaca Bay, and information on lighthouses, tides, soundings, and bottom types. Scale [1:80,000].
Date: 1872
Creator: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Coast chart no. 107: Matagorda Bay, Texas [Sheet 2].

Description: Map shows late nineteenth century coastal features and lakes at Matagorda Bay, Texas. Includes Cavallo Pass, Lavaca Bay, and information on lighthouses, tides, soundings, and bottom types. Inset: "Head of Lavaca Bay." Scale [1:80,000].
Date: 1872
Creator: United States Coast Survey
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Reconnaissance of Aransas Pass, Texas

Description: Navigation chart for Aransas Pass, between Mustang Island and San Jose Island. There are sailing directions and notes in the upper-left corner of the map. The physical features are outlined and shaded (relief shown by soundings and contours). Depths are marked with lines and numbers in feet. Scale 1:20,000
Date: 1853
Creator: United States Coast Survey
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
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