Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Map |
Catalog Number |
1989.008c.0001 |
Title |
Map of old Velasco (now Freeport) published as a promotion of area ("Freeport First and Only"). |
Search Terms |
Agriculture August Gast Bank Note Company Brazoria County Brazoria County, Texas Brazos River Coast of Texas East Union Bayou Freeport Gulf of Mexico Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Iron Maps -- Velasco, Texas Port of Velasco Quintana Surfside Transmississippi Velasco West Union Bayou |
Scope & Content |
Map of old Velasco (now Freeport) published as a promotion of area ("Freeport First and Only"). Lithograph in color on paper Printed by August Gast Bank Note Company, St. Louis Originally folded 3x9 for distribution ------------------ TRANSCRIPT OF TITLE BLOCK ------------------------ Velasco, the first and only Deep water port on the Coast of Texas The commercial hope of the Transmississippi /s/ Louis Giraud, C.E. & D. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Features on recto: - Birdseye view map of Velasco in relation to Gulf Coast. - Historic Images - Map of United States with Velasco highlighted. - Plat Map of Velasco - Title block Features on verso: 27 descriptive narratives describing the advantages of settling on the Gulf Coast-- - Agriculture - August Gast Bank Note Company - Brazoria County - Brazoria County, Texas - Brazos River - Coast of Texas - East Union Bayou - Freeport - Gulf of Mexico - Intracoastal Canal - Iron - Map of old Velasco - Port of Velasco - Quintana - Surfside - Transmississippi - Velasco - West Union Bayou |
Subjects |
Maps -- Velasco, Texas. |
People |
Gast, August Giraud, Louis Yancy, Mrs. Jim |
Extent of Description |
Paper 36" wide x 24"high Detail map of Velasco: 16" wide x 11" high |
Collection |
Mrs. Jim Yancy |
Accession number |
1989.008c |
Other number |
1989-08-01 |
Source |
Mrs. Jim Yancy |
Credit line |
Mrs. Jim Yancy |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Catalog date |
2011-06-07 |
Catalog type |
Map |
Condition |
Fair |
Imagefile |
035\1989008c0001-6.JPG |
Number of images |
6 |
Received date |
09/14/89 |