Official Highway Travel Map: State of Texas

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Topographic map of Texas, produced by the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, showing roads and highways, cities and towns, county lines, bodies of water, and areas of elevation as well as rest areas, tourist centers, and other state areas of interest. Inset map of the Texas Panhandle in the upper-left corner. The map also includes an index of cities and towns, mileage chart, and conversion table from liters to gallons and kilometers to miles in Spanish. Relief shown by shading. Scale [ca. 1:1,457,280] (23 miles to the inch). The back of the map includes a note from the … continued below

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1 map : col. ; 67 x 90 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. 1975.

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  • Main Title: Official Highway Travel Map: State of Texas
  • Added Title: Official Highway Travel Map: State of Texas

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Topographic map of Texas, produced by the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, showing roads and highways, cities and towns, county lines, bodies of water, and areas of elevation as well as rest areas, tourist centers, and other state areas of interest. Inset map of the Texas Panhandle in the upper-left corner. The map also includes an index of cities and towns, mileage chart, and conversion table from liters to gallons and kilometers to miles in Spanish. Relief shown by shading. Scale [ca. 1:1,457,280] (23 miles to the inch). The back of the map includes a note from the governor, advising safe driving observances, and maps of 14 metropolitan areas of Texas, giving specific street and building names. Scale varies.

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1 map : col. ; 67 x 90 cm.

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  • Accession or Local Control No: HSU-0307002110038
  • Accession or Local Control No: 15.B.1
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth493411

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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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  • 1975

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  • N:36.514934, E:-93.462524, S: 25.77615, W:-106.690063

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Official Highway Travel Map: State of Texas, map, 1975; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth493411/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.

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