The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 66, July 1962 - April, 1963 Page: 296
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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
by Charles F. Urquhart. Topography by R. O. Gordon. Surveyed in 1893. Edition
of August 1895. Reprinted September 19o6. Engraved Map 1895 by United States
Geological Survey. Contour interval fifty feet. Datum is mean sea level." In printed
colors the map shows railroads, towns, hills, mountains, ranches, roads, creeks,
intermittent streams, draws, and names of adjoining published sheets in margins
for most of Presidio County and part of Jeff Davis County. On the reverse side of
the map is "Description of the Topographic Map of the United States" and a
legend of "Conventional Signs." Scale: 1/125,ooo or x11/ inches-5 kilometers. Size:
171/2 inches x 15 inches.
1895 Map of Orange County #1699
Subtitle: "General Land Office, July 1895." Map is certified by signature of Andrew
J. Baker, Commissioner of the General Land Office of Texas. Lithography by
August Gast Bank-Note and Lithography Company, Map Publishers, St. Louis.
Map shows land tracts by owner and date of title, rivers, bayous, bays, towns,
names of surrounding counties, and railroads. Black and white print. Size: 145/
inches x 153/s inches.
1895 Texas, Sherwood Sheet #1863
"United States Geological Survey, George Otis Smith, Director. A. H. Thompson,
Geographer. R. U. Goode, Topographer in charge. Triangulation by R. U. Goode.
Topography by W. H. Herron. Surveyed in 1893. Edition of July 1895. Reprinted
March 191o. Contour interval twenty-five feet. Datum is mean sea level." In
printed colors the map shows towns, buildings, roads, rivers, creeks, elevations,
intermittent streams, and names of adjoining published sheets in the margin for
parts of Irion, Tom Green, and Schleicher counties. On the reverse side of the map is
"Description of the Topographic Map of the United States" and a legend of
"Conventional Signs." Scale: 1/125,000 or 11/ inches-5 kilometers or 21/ inches-
5 miles. Size: 171/ inches x 15 inches.
1895 Texas, El Paso County, Sierra Blanca Sheet #1723
"United States Geological Survey, Charles D. Walcott, Director. A. H. Thompson,
Geographer. R. U. Goode, Geographer in charge. Triangulation by R. U. Goode.
Topography by W. H. Herron. Surveyed in 1891. Edition of July 1895. Reprinted
January 1907. Contour interval fifty feet. Datum is mean sea level." In printed
colors the map shows names of adjoining published sheets in the margin, canyons,
mountains, ridges, hills, railroads, towns, peaks, elevations, intermittent streams,
and buildings. On the reverse side of the map is "Description of the Topographic
Map of the United States" and a legend of "Conventional Signs." Scale: 1/125,000
or 1 / inches-5 kilometers or 21/ inches- miles. Size: 17 1 inches x 15 inches.
1895 Map of Texas #64
Subtitle: "Prepared for Ashby S. James, Special School Land Attorney, Austin,
Texas." Copyright 1895. Published by Rand, McNally and Company. Note: "Original
in Texas and Texas School Lands by Ashby S. James." Map shows counties, towns,
roads, rivers, and mountains. Inset: Panhandle of Texas. Photostat. Scale: 1 inch-
68 miles. Size: 9 inches x 11 inches.
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