Texas and Oklahoma Boundary: Big Bend Area, Sheet Number 1

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Map of the Big Bend area around the Red River showing portions of both Texas and Oklahoma. Various areas are marked off into numbered segments and there are red lines radiating from specific points on either side of the river. A legal notice at the bottom of the page asserts that the map is accurate, verified by the Supreme Court of the United States. Scale 1:6,000

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1 map : col.

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Creator: Unknown. December 31, 1923.

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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 129 times. More information about this map can be viewed below.

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  • Main Title: Texas and Oklahoma Boundary: Big Bend Area, Sheet Number 1
  • Added Title: Map Number 2: Showing Medial Line

Description

Map of the Big Bend area around the Red River showing portions of both Texas and Oklahoma. Various areas are marked off into numbered segments and there are red lines radiating from specific points on either side of the river. A legal notice at the bottom of the page asserts that the map is accurate, verified by the Supreme Court of the United States. Scale 1:6,000

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1 map : col.

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"Map No. 2." "Sheet No. 1."

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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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Has Part : Texas and Oklahoma Boundary: Big Bend Area, Sheet Number 2, ark:/67531/metapth20843/

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  • December 31, 1923

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  • Jan. 5, 2007, 10:40 a.m.

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  • Feb. 13, 2013, 7:26 p.m.

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Texas and Oklahoma Boundary: Big Bend Area, Sheet Number 1, map, December 31, 1923; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth20846/: accessed March 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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