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Title: Map of Texas from the most recent authorities

Contributors:

Dates

  • Coverage: 1850
  • Coverage: 1850 to 1859

Publishers

  • Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. (Philadelphia), 185-?

Summary

Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows counties, the Apache and Comanche Indian areas, the Cross Timbers, roads, and land "explored by LeGrand in 1833." In lower left margin: "Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1850, by Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., in the Clerk's office of the District court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania." Appears in: A New Universal Atlas. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. Inset: Texas North of the Red River. In lower right margin: "25."

29 x 36 centimeters

Scale approximately 1:3,379,200

General Map Collection

Subjects

  • Texas Maps
  • Maps
  • 2022-creator-sprint
  • United States

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-106.63,-93.5,36.5,25.83)

Provider

University of Minnesota

Rights

  • Access rights: Public
  • Use of this item may be governed by US and international copyright laws. You may be able to use this item, but copyright and other considerations may apply. For possible additional information or guidance on your use, please contact the contributing organization.

Citation

Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. Map of Texas from the most recent authorities. Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. (Philadelphia), 185-?. https://umedia.lib.umn.edu/item/p16022coll230:424

Format

JPEG

Languages

  • eng