Map of the state of Texas : engraved to illustrate Mitchell's school and family geography

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1858

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Scale approximately 1:4,910,000.
2 maps on 1 sheet : both sides, color ; 20 x 27 cm
Relief shown by hachures.
Shows counties, cities, military posts, railroads, areas of Indian habitation, some roads including "Overland Mail Route," springs, and notable geographic features; counties, cities, railroads and mining activity on verso.
"Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1858, by S.A. Mitchell, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the eastern District of Pennsylvania."
Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Insets: Northern Texas---Map of the Vicinity of Galveston City.
On verso: [map of Iowa, Missouri, and parts of Illinois and Wisconsin].

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The images in this collection are for study purposes, teaching, classroom projection and research only. Permission to publish these digital files in any form must be obtained from the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, 806-742-9070 or email reference.swco@ttu.edu.

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