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Texas Cometa Quadrangle

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Topographic quadrangle map of Cometa, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads and highways, rivers, creeks, borders, ranches and farms, water tanks, windmills, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 20 feet) and spot heights and includes red overprint of road classification. Scale 1:62,500

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1 map : col. ; 45 x 39 cm.

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Rehberg, A., Jr. & Mollenhauer, W. 1958.

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  • Main Title: Texas Cometa Quadrangle
  • Added Title: Cometa, Tex.
  • Added Title: Cometa Quadrangle

Description

Topographic quadrangle map of Cometa, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads and highways, rivers, creeks, borders, ranches and farms, water tanks, windmills, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 20 feet) and spot heights and includes red overprint of road classification. Scale 1:62,500

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1 map : col. ; 45 x 39 cm.

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"Prepared under the direction of the Engineer Eighth Corps Area. Horizontal control by U.S.C. and G.S. Vertical control by U.S.C. and G.S. and U.S.G.S. Field work by Eighth Engineers, 1940. Aerial Photographs by Air Corps U.S.Army. 1939. Contours determined by transit vertical angles and stereoscopic examination of aerial photographs. A. Rehberg, Jr., Chief Draftsman. Drawn by W. Mollenhauer, Topographic Draftsman, 1941. Polyconic Projection, 1927 North American Datum."

"Contour interval 20 feet. Datum is mean sea level."

"10,000-foot grid based on Texas coordinate system, south central zone, shown in black. 1,000-meter Universal Transverse Mercator grid ticks, zone 14, shown in blue."

"Reprinted from military edition for civil use."

"A folder describing topographic maps and symbols is available on request."

"Interior - Geological Survey, Washington, D.C. - 1958. M R 4577."

"Cometa, Texas. N2830-W10000/15 - 1940."

"Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army."

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  • Accession or Local Control No: HSU-0307002059631
  • Accession or Local Control No: 1.A.22
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth494188

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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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  • 1958

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  • Sept. 14, 2014, 2:40 p.m.

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  • June 4, 2018, 12:42 p.m.

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Rehberg, A., Jr. & Mollenhauer, W. Texas Cometa Quadrangle, map, 1958; Washington, D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth494188/: accessed May 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.

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