Map of Texas and Adjacent Regions in the Eighteenth Century

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Map of Texas and adjacent regions in the eighteenth century, showing North American Indian tribes, water bodies, roads, boundaries, and towns and villages. Map includes legend indicating missions, military settlements, Spanish towns, Indian villages, roads, and boundary lines as on the La Fora Map of 1771. Scale [ca. 1:2,661,120] (approximately 42 miles to the inch).

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1 map ; 43 x 53 cm.

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Bolton, Herbert E. 1915.

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  • Main Title: Map of Texas and Adjacent Regions in the Eighteenth Century
  • Added Title: Map of Texas and Adjacent Regions in the 18th Century

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Map of Texas and adjacent regions in the eighteenth century, showing North American Indian tribes, water bodies, roads, boundaries, and towns and villages. Map includes legend indicating missions, military settlements, Spanish towns, Indian villages, roads, and boundary lines as on the La Fora Map of 1771. Scale [ca. 1:2,661,120] (approximately 42 miles to the inch).

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1 map ; 43 x 53 cm.

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"In the early eighteenth century this county was occupied by the Apache, who were driven south by the Comanche."

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  • Accession or Local Control No: HSU-0307002083185
  • Accession or Local Control No: 4.A.10
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth492871

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Abilene Library Consortium

Featuring thousands of newspapers, photographs, sound recordings, technical drawings, and much more, this diverse collection tells the story of Texas through the preservation and exhibition of valuable resources.

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Jesse Wallace Williams Map Collection

Historic topographic maps of locations in Texas and surrounding states. The detailed maps include precise locations of roads, waterways, structures and more.

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  • 1915

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Bolton, Herbert E. Map of Texas and Adjacent Regions in the Eighteenth Century, map, 1915; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth492871/: accessed December 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.

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