Texas Historical Maps - Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - UT …
WEBA Map of Texas, Compiled from Surveys Recorded in the Land Office of Texas, and Other Official Surveys by John Arrowsmith. From Texas: The Rise, Progress, and Prospects of the Republic of Texas by William Kennedy, 1841.
History of Texas - Wikipedia
WEBWhile searching for a passage between the Gulf of Mexico and Asia, [17] Álvarez de Pineda created the first map of the northern Gulf Coast. [18] This map is the earliest recorded document of Texas history.
Old Historical City, County and State Maps of Texas - MapGeeks
WEBOur collection of old historical maps of Texas span over 175 years of growth. View Texas Maps such as historical county boundaries changes as well as old vintage maps. Most historical maps of Texas were published in atlases.
Early Maps and Print | Charting Texas - Spotlight
WEBEarly Maps and Print. Historical map-making began with information gathering—from written reports and surveys, to explorers’ first hand experiences, and sometimes from sources unique to the particular context.
Imagining Texas: An Historical Journey With Maps
WEBJan 25, 2017 · Francisco Álvarez Barreiro created the first maps of Texas rendered by a trained cartographer from his own observations. He was the chief engineer of Texas from the late 1710’s through the 1720’s and assisted in the construction of the famous chapel for San Antonio de Valero Mission (the Alamo).
Map of Texas from 1844 - Bullock Texas State History Museum
WEBInteractive Texas Map. Map of Texas from 1844 Artifact from Austin. German cartographer Carl Flemming first issued this map in 1842 for distribution to potential German immigrants to Texas. Made before the Compromise of 1850 reduced Texas’s boundaries to its present size, this map is one of the last to show the Republic’s claim to the upper ...
GLO Historic County Maps - The Portal to Texas History
WEBSome of the earliest maps were created by District or County Surveyors in Texas, before the GLO began to employ its own draftsmen for this purpose, due to the generally poor quality of maps sent to the GLO by County and District Surveyors.
Spanish Mapping of Texas - TSHA
WEBJan 1, 1996 · Yet there can be no doubt that the truly original sources for the early maps pertaining to Texas were Spanish, or that these sources were utilized by the widely known mapmakers of other European nations.
Austin's 1830 Map of Texas - Texas A&M University
WEBThis first edition of Stephen F. Austin’s 1830 Map of Texas is often described as “the first meaningful map of Texas” and was the first to accurately depict the rivers in Texas and illustrate many of the early settlements including Brazoria, Gonzales, Harrisburg, Matagorda, Victoria and Waco Village.
History | Austin's 1830 Map of Texas - Spotlight - Texas A&M …
WEBStephen F. Austin’s Map of Texas is a landmark of Texas and cartographic history. The 1830 map, which is the first edition, is the first map of Texas to be printed in the United States, and the second map of Texas to ever be printed.