New Map of the State of Texas

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Atlas map of the state of Texas, showing county towns, post offices, forts, railroads, roads, water bodies, mountains, U.S. military telegraph lines, and the Indian Territory. Map includes table of geographical coordinates for selected Texas cities, information about mineral resources and text about the geology of Texas. There is also an inset map titled "Map of the Vicinity of Galveston City." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,484,800] (approximately 55 miles to the inch).

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1 map ; 36 x 39 cm.

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Roessler, A. R. 1876.

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This map is part of the collection entitled: Abilene Library Consortium and was provided by the Hardin-Simmons University Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 171 times. More information about this map can be viewed below.

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  • Ed. W. Welcky Bro.
    Publisher Info: "Ed W. Welcky & Bro. Photo-Lithographers, 176 Willam St., N.Y."
    Place of Publication: New York, NY

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Description

Atlas map of the state of Texas, showing county towns, post offices, forts, railroads, roads, water bodies, mountains, U.S. military telegraph lines, and the Indian Territory. Map includes table of geographical coordinates for selected Texas cities, information about mineral resources and text about the geology of Texas. There is also an inset map titled "Map of the Vicinity of Galveston City." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,484,800] (approximately 55 miles to the inch).

Physical Description

1 map ; 36 x 39 cm.

Notes

"Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1875 by A. R. Roessler in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington."

"Prepared and published for Albert Hanford's Texas State Register for 1876 by A. R. Roessler, Civil and mining engineer. 52 Beekman St., New York."

"Geology: The lower and rolling land are alluvial and tertiary. The hilly region is cretaceous. – Primitive Rocks appear in many places. The great plains consist of Stratified Clay & Cretaceous Marls. On the verge of these plains are deposits of Gypsum extending over an Area of thousands of square miles. Coal beds of carboniferous age exist in the North West; Iron Ores in inexhaustible Quantities on Llano & Colorado Rivers and Tributaries of Red River; Silverlead and Copperglance in the North West; Salt at Salt Springs and by natural eraporation in the Lakes.”

"Area of Texas: 274,356 square miles, 201,971 organized square miles, 72,385 square miles territory."

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  • Accession or Local Control No: HSU-0307002083128
  • Accession or Local Control No: 4.A.4
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth493431

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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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  • 1876

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  • Sept. 14, 2014, 9:20 a.m.

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  • May 17, 2018, 6:49 p.m.

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  • N:36.450745, E:-93.410889, S: 25.892173, W:-106.550537

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Roessler, A. R. New Map of the State of Texas, map, 1876; New York, NY. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth493431/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.

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