Texas

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Atlas map of the state of Texas, showing proposed railroad routes and known topographical features of western Texas, and counties, towns, roads, railroads, post offices, mountains, and water bodies of eastern Texas. Map includes a note on El Llano Estacado (or the Staked Plain); a legend indicating railroads, common roads, state capitols, cities, county towns, and post offices; and two inset maps. The inset maps are located in the lower-left corner and are titled "Plan of Galveston Bay from the U.S. Coast Survey" and "Plan of Sabine Lake." Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:4,118,400] (approximately 65 miles to the … continued below

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1 map ; 32 x 36 cm.

Creation Information

Creator: Unknown. [1800..].

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This map is part of the collection entitled: Abilene Library Consortium and was provided by the Hardin-Simmons University Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 360 times, with 4 in the last month. More information about this map can be viewed below.

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  • J.H. Colton & Co.
    Publisher Info: "Published by J. H. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St., New York."
    Place of Publication: New York, NY

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  • Main Title: Texas
  • Added Title: Map of Texas

Description

Atlas map of the state of Texas, showing proposed railroad routes and known topographical features of western Texas, and counties, towns, roads, railroads, post offices, mountains, and water bodies of eastern Texas. Map includes a note on El Llano Estacado (or the Staked Plain); a legend indicating railroads, common roads, state capitols, cities, county towns, and post offices; and two inset maps. The inset maps are located in the lower-left corner and are titled "Plan of Galveston Bay from the U.S. Coast Survey" and "Plan of Sabine Lake." Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:4,118,400] (approximately 65 miles to the inch).

Physical Description

1 map ; 32 x 36 cm.

Notes

"Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 18[?], by J. H. Colton, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York."

"Note, From the head waters of the Red, Brazos and Colorado Rivers to the Rio Pecos is a desolate and sterile plain from 100 to 200 miles in width, elevated about 4500 feet above the Gulf of Mexico, without water or timber, and with a scanty vegetation."

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  • Accession or Local Control No: HSU-0307002083136
  • Accession or Local Control No: 4.A.5
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth493062

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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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  • [1800..]

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  • Sept. 14, 2014, 9:07 a.m.

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  • May 17, 2018, 6:56 p.m.

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  • N:36.158574, E:-93.542725, S: 25.892173, W:-106.616455

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Texas, map, [1800..]; New York, NY. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth493062/: accessed March 21, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.

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