Tejano History

1849 Map of Del Rio

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Map/Doc #:   16944
Digital TIF Size:  417.50 MB
Subject:  Colony District Maps.
Title 1:  Map of the Western Part of Bexar District
County:  Kinney, Maverick, Dimmit, Zavala
Creation Date:  xx/xx/1849
Publisher:  General Land Office
Draftsman:  John Mahoney (?)
Size: (in inches)  59 x 51
Format:  digital composite
General Features:  Shows defunct county of Dawson. Drawing of vase with many decorative details and a pair of legs protruding from top of vase; face drawn on one of the feet. Quill pen drawn in area of map title.
Named Features:  Towns: Brackett, Laredo unlabeled
Roads: Old Royal from Presidio to San Antonio, Walls, Eagle Pass to Laredo
Leona Mound, Ambrosio Pass
Collection:  Colony and District
Comments:  Digitally recombined image. Conserved in two pieces: see 87375 for the west part, and 87376 for the east part.

 

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