Colton's atlas of America: illustrating the physical and political geography of North and South America and the West India islands

Title:

Colton's atlas of America: illustrating the physical and political geography of North and South America and the West India islands

Creator:

Colton, G. Woolworth, (George Woolworth), 1827-1901

Abstract:

Colton’s 1856 map shows the borders of Texas as we recognize them today. Within the borders, we see the ongoing development of the county system, which starts on the more populated eastern side of Texas but ends abruptly where modern day I-35 divides the state. Counties in western Texas were not established until the 1860s, with some as recently as Culberson County in 1911 and Hudspeth County in 1917.

Issued:

1856

Subject:

America--Maps

Rights:

A copyright review process in April 2022 has determined that this particular item is in the public domain. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Spatial:

America

Attribution:

Colton, G. Woolworth, (George Woolworth), 1827-1901, Fisher, Richard Swainson, and A copyright review process in April 2022 has determined that this particular item is in the public domain. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Description:

Held in the Floyd and Louise Chapman Texas and Borderlands Collection at Cushing Memorial Library and Archives on the campus of Texas A and M University, College Station, Texas.

Exhibit Tags:

Shape of Texas

Call Number:

G1100.C64 1856

Contributor:

Fisher, Richard Swainson

Language:

eng