Colton's New Map of the State of Texas

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Title

Main Title Colton's New Map of the State of Texas

Publisher

Name: J.H. Colton & Co.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Additional Info: "Published by J. H. Colton, No. 172 William St., New York."

Date

Creation: 1861

Language

English

Description

Content 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.

Subject

Library of Congress Subject Headings: Texas -- Maps.
Library of Congress Subject Headings: Texas Panhandle (Tex.) -- Maps.
Library of Congress Subject Headings: Galveston (Tex.) -- Maps.
Library of Congress Subject Headings: Sabine Lake (Tex.) -- Maps.
University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Landscape and Nature - Geography and Maps
Keyword: atlas maps
Library of Congress Subject Headings: Counties.
Keyword: towns
Keyword: railroads
Keyword: Manifest Destiny
Keyword: expansionism
University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Wars - Civil War
Keyword: Indian Territory

Primary Source

Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

Place Name: United States - Texas
Time Period: civ-war

Collection

Name: Abilene Library Consortium

Code: ABCM
Name: Jesse Wallace Williams Map Collection

Code: JWWMC

Institution

Name: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Code: HSUL

Resource Type

Map

Format

Image

Identifier

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

Note

Display Note: "Seasons Greetings...Anne and Edward Clark."
Display Note: "Compiled from J. D. Cordova's Large Map."
Display Note: "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."