"[Lot of 3] Texas [and] No.13 Map of the State of Texas Engraved to Illustrate Mitchell's School and Family Geography [and] Map of Texas to Illustrate Olney's School Geography",

This is a terrific set of maps showing the westward development of the state over a period of seven years.

1) Texas is a detailed map of Texas and the surrounding region that is filled with place names and the locations of eight forts. County development is limited to the eastern third of the state. A large Fann Land District is shown west of Cooke County and below the Llano Estracado. Locates and names Native American tribes in Indian Territory. The population of Texas is given at 213,000. Daniel Burgess, New York, 1853. (8.6 x 10") Some soiling and scattered foxing. Grade B.
2) No. 13 Map of the State of Texas Engraved to Illustrate Mitchell's School and Family Geography is a fine map of Texas filled with a remarkable amount of information for a school atlas map. Details include Indian tribes, watershed, counties, cities and towns, wagon roads or trails, and more. There are only a handful of counties formed west of the 100th meridian. The Salt Plains lay to the east of the Staked Plain and the topography is shown through hachure. With insets of the panhandle and the vicinity of Galveston. S.A. Mitchell, Philadelphia, 1858. (10.4 x 8") Light soiling in lower margin, and two small spots in map. Grade B.
3) Map of Texas to Illustrate Olney's School Geography is a nice early map of Texas including several early settlements including Dallas and Fredericksburg. Indian tribes, forts, and early county development are noted. Presidio County covers most of the western portion of the state including the Llano Estacado. New York, 1860. (8.5 x 10.5"). A few spots, and lightly toned. Grade B+

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