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Preliminary Survey of the Entrance to the Rio Grande, Texas

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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 specific latitude and longitude of the area in the map. The text is labeled "Note" … continued below

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1 map ; 34 x 36 cm.

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United States Coast Survey [1853,1854].

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  • Greenwell, W. E. "Topography by W.E. Greenwell, Assistant."; "Dr'ng. by W.E. Greenwell"

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  • Wilkinson, J. "Hydrography by the Party under the command of Lieut. J. Wilkinson U.S.N. Asst."

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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 specific latitude and longitude of the area in the map. The text is labeled "Note" and "Tides" which gives explanatory details regarding the markings and measurements on the map.

Scale 1:20,000.

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1 map ; 34 x 36 cm.

Notes

In upper left corner: (I No.2).
In upper left margin: No. 40.
From the Virginia Garrett Cartographic Collections.

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  • Call Number: 125/13 00099
  • Accession or Local Control No: UTA_1026413
  • OCLC: 11145433
  • Other: NOAA Chart # 528
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth50245

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Map Collections from the University of Texas at Arlington

Funded by a National Endowment for the Humanities "We the People" grant, this collection showcases maps from the Gulf Coast region and the greater Southwest.

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  • [1853,1854]

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  • Oct. 11, 2009, 12:06 a.m.

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  • Nov. 20, 2020, 3:25 p.m.

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United States Coast Survey. Preliminary Survey of the Entrance to the Rio Grande, Texas, map, [1853,1854]; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50245/: accessed April 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas at Arlington Library.

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