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Revised map of the state of Texas published by the Houston & Texas Central R.R: compiled from the official county maps of the General Land Office, and from actual surveys, showing the company's lands in blocks and sectionalized into 640 acre squares, 1876

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Title
Revised map of the state of Texas published by the Houston & Texas Central R.R: compiled from the official county maps of the General Land Office, and from actual surveys, showing the company's lands in blocks and sectionalized into 640 acre squares, 1876
Additional title: Houston & Texas Central Railway
Additional title: Houston and Texas Central Railway
Names
Rand McNally and Company (Creator)
Houston & Texas Central Railway Company (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Texas

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1876
Place: Houston, TX
Publisher: Houston & Texas Central R.R.
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5354
Topics
Houston & Texas Central Railway Company
Postal service -- Texas
Post roads -- Texas
Telegraph lines -- Texas
Post roads -- Oklahoma
Postal service -- Oklahoma
Telegraph lines -- Oklahoma
Railroads -- Texas
Railroads -- Oklahoma
Railroad land grants -- Texas
Texas
Oklahoma
Genres
Maps
Notes
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division , v.9, page 533, column 2, row 1
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale approximately 1:2,600,000 (W 105°17ʹ--W 93°03ʹ/N 37°22ʹ--N 25°33ʹ).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 50 x 51 cm
Description
Shows telegraph lines, mail service routes, and current & projected railroads in Texas and Indian Territory [Oklahoma]. Relief shown by hachures. Text and illustrations on verso.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 1013169576
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20646392
Folder number: US231.1.11
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ed1d95d0-bc31-0135-4ae0-7b7ccebee819
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1876: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2020: Found by you!
  • 2021

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Revised map of the state of Texas published by the Houston & Texas Central R.R" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1876. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fdf8ccf0-bc31-0135-88d1-033194df3162

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Revised map of the state of Texas published by the Houston & Texas Central R.R" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed August 5, 2020. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fdf8ccf0-bc31-0135-88d1-033194df3162

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1876). Revised map of the state of Texas published by the Houston & Texas Central R.R Retrieved from http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fdf8ccf0-bc31-0135-88d1-033194df3162

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Revised map of the state of Texas published by the Houston & Texas Central R.R