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City of Houston, Harris Co., Texas published from actual surveys

Title
City of Houston, Harris Co., Texas [cartographic material] : published from actual surveys / by W.E. Wood ; lith. by W.H. Rease ; views by J.P. Blessing.
Author
Wood, W. E.
Publication
  • [Philadelphia, PA] : W.E. Wood, 1869.
  • Philadelphia, PA : W.H. Rease ; 1869

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 17-5372Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

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Additional Authors
  • Rease, W. H.
  • Blessing, J. P.
Description
1 map in 2 segments : hand colored, mounted on cloth; 163 x 146 cm, on sheets 168 x 77 cm
Alternative Title
  • Houston
  • Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US233.1.08
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Relief shown pictorially.
  • Shows numbered city lots and blocks, streets, structures, ward boundaries, and Buffalo Bayou.
  • Includes indexes: Main Street reference -- Preston Street reference -- Travis Street reference -- Commerce Street reference -- Franklin Street reference -- Congress Street reference.
  • Also includes vignettes: Gen. Sam Houston -- Buffalo Bayou Draw-bridge -- Residence of E.S. Perkins -- Old Capitol -- Christ Church -- Morris Building -- Perkin's Corner -- Pillot Building -- Allen Station -- Houston Gas Works -- Masonic Temple -- Eureka Mills -- Residence of A. Whitaker -- Residence of J.T.D. Wilson -- Miss Brown's Young Ladies Seminary -- Houston City Stables.
  • "Jan.y 1st 1869."
  • "Approved & adopted by The City Council as per resolution passed September 4th."
  • "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1868 by W.E. Wood in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Texas."
Contents
Insets: The original plan of Houston -- Railroad map of Texas -- Map of new Houston.
Call Number
Map Div. 17-5372
OCLC
47147126
Author
Wood, W. E., creator, publisher.
Title
City of Houston, Harris Co., Texas [cartographic material] : published from actual surveys / by W.E. Wood ; lith. by W.H. Rease ; views by J.P. Blessing.
Publisher
[Philadelphia, PA] : W.E. Wood, 1869.
Manufacturer
Philadelphia, PA : W.H. Rease ; 1869
Cartographic Data
Scale approximately 1:4,200; 350 ft. to an inch (W 95°54ʹ35ʺ--W 95°00ʹ43ʺ/N 30°06ʹ37ʺ--N 29°32ʹ13ʺ).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Source
US233.1.08
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Place of Publication
United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
Added Author
Rease, W. H., lithographer.
Blessing, J. P.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 17-5372
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