Colton's New Map of the State of Texas

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Full color atlas map by county of the state of Texas, showing county towns, post offices, forts, railroads, roads, and water bodies. Map includes a note describing the significance of selecting this map for reproduction to depict American expansionism and three inset maps, located in the lower-left corner ("Plan of the Northern Part of Texas," "Plan of Galveston Bay," and "Plan of Sabine Lake"). Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:4,118,400] (appropriately 65 miles to the inch).

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1 map : hand col. ; 25 x 37 cm., on sheet 37 x 50 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. 1861.

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

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Description

Full color atlas map by county of the state of Texas, showing county towns, post offices, forts, railroads, roads, and water bodies. Map includes a note describing the significance of selecting this map for reproduction to depict American expansionism and three inset maps, located in the lower-left corner ("Plan of the Northern Part of Texas," "Plan of Galveston Bay," and "Plan of Sabine Lake"). Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:4,118,400] (appropriately 65 miles to the inch).

Physical Description

1 map : hand col. ; 25 x 37 cm., on sheet 37 x 50 cm.

Notes

"Seasons Greetings...Anne and Edward Clark."

"Compiled from J. D. Cordova's Large Map."

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

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  • Accession or Local Control No: HSU-0307002083144
  • Accession or Local Control No: 4.A.6
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth493038

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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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  • 1861

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  • Sept. 14, 2014, 8:47 a.m.

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  • May 17, 2018, 6:38 p.m.

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Colton's New Map of the State of Texas, map, 1861; New York, NY. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth493038/: accessed May 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.

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