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Map of the state of Texas engraved to illustrate Mitchell's School and family geography

Description: Map shows Texas roads, county lines, military posts, battlegrounds, major cities, towns, and areas of Native American habitation. Includes descriptive notes on geography and vegetation. Relief shown by hachures. Insets: "Northern Texas," and "Map of the vicinity of Galveston City". Scale [ca. 1:4,900,000].
Date: 1852
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

The World in hemispheres with comparative views of the heights of the principal mountains and basins of the principal rivers on the globe.

Description: Map shows drainage of major rivers and relative heights of mountains throughout the Earth. Mountain heights are given in English feet. Insets: "Basins of the Amazon and Tocantins," "Basin of the La Plata," "Gt. Lakes & St. Lawrence," "Basin of the Mississippi & Missouri," "Basins of the Rhine, Danube & Dnieper," "Basins of the Volga & Ural," "Basins of the Indus," "Basins of the Ganges, Irawady," and "Basins of the Yenesei." Scale not given.
Date: [1852..1864]
Creator: Swanston, George H.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map of Louisiana representing the several land districts prepared to accompany the Surveyor General's annual report.

Description: Map shows grid system for public lands in Louisiana divided into townships, floodplains along the Gulf Coast, the Mississippi River and other tributaries; and land ownership in some cities and towns. Includes legend of "References" to symbols used on map. Scale not given.
Date: 1852
Creator: Boyd, R. W.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Preliminary sketch of Galveston Bay, Texas.

Description: Map shows the coastal geography of mid-nineteenth century Galveston Bay, Texas. Includes sailing directions. Insets: "Clopper's Bar" and "Red Fish Bar." Depths shown by soundings. Scale: [1:200,000].
Date: 1852
Creator: United States Coast Survey
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library
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