Map Pressler's map of the state of Texas

About this Item

About this Item

Title

  • Pressler's map of the state of Texas

Names

  • Pressler, Chas. W.
  • Jones, Root & Co.

Created / Published

  • Galveston, Tex. : Jones, Root & Co., 1862.

Headings

  • -  Texas--Maps
  • -  United States--Texas

Notes

  • -  "General Land Office, Austin, November 18th 1857."
  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  Shows longitude West from Greenwich and Washington.
  • -  "Entered according to an act of Congress, in the year 1858, by Jones, Root & Co. in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Eastern District Office of Texas."
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Includes table of contents, notes, and ill.
  • -  Insets: Map of the old colony -- Map of original land districts.
  • -  Mounted on linen.
  • -  Copy imperfect: Torn in margins with holes and water stains throughout.

Medium

  • 1 map : hand col. ; 118 x 131 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G4030 1857 .P7

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2003629174

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Pressler, Chas. W, and Root & Co Jones. Pressler's map of the state of Texas. Galveston, Tex.: Jones, Root & Co, 1857. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2003629174/.

APA citation style:

Pressler, C. W. & Jones, R. &. C. (1857) Pressler's map of the state of Texas. Galveston, Tex.: Jones, Root & Co. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2003629174/.

MLA citation style:

Pressler, Chas. W, and Root & Co Jones. Pressler's map of the state of Texas. Galveston, Tex.: Jones, Root & Co, 1857. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2003629174/>.