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Map Collection. Historical Maps of Texas. Also See: Texas Historical City Maps. Early Texas: Prehistoric Texas (Texas Beyond History) Ethnolinguistic Distribution of Native Texas Indians (155K) From Atlas of Texas. Published by The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Business Research, 1976.
The French colonization of Texas started when Robert Cavelier de La Salle intended to found the colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River, but inaccurate maps and navigational errors caused his ships to anchor instead 400 miles (640 km) to the west, off the coast of Texas. The colony survived until 1688.
The area that became Texas gradually took shape in the minds of Europeans as reflected on their maps during the sixteenth century. As a result of the pattern of early European exploration, the whole area initially fell under the presumptuous and nominal jurisdiction of the Catholic rulers of Spain.
Our collection of old historical maps of Texas span over 175 years of growth. View Texas Maps such as historical county boundaries changes as well as old vintage maps. Most historical maps of Texas were published in atlases.
25 sty 2017 · Nicolás Lafora’s and Joseph de Urrutia’s Mapa de toda la Frontera geographically reveals Spain’s imagination of Texas during the eighteenth century, with drawn lines enclosing “Provencia De Los Tejas,” or land of the Tejas, stretching from western Louisiana through the heart of East Texas to the San Antonio area. The Spanish ...
8 cze 2018 · Historic maps provide a glimpse into these journeys. Through the cartographic resources of the Texas General Land Office and the personal collection of Frank and Carol Holcomb of Houston,...
The following maps are from Atlas of Texas, published by the University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Business Research. Copyright 1976 Board of Regents, The University of Texas System. For information on using these maps, see the Materials Usage Statement .
