Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Map |
Catalog Number |
2013.003c.0035 |
Title |
Map - Brazoria County, 1879 - W.C.Walsh, Commissioner |
Search Terms |
Austin Bayou Bastrop Bayou Brazoria Townsite Brazos River Buffalo Bayou Buffalo Creek Caney Bayou Caney Creek Cedar Lake Bayou Cedar Lake Creek Chocolate Bayou Clear Creek Columbia Townsite Cow Creek Flores Bayou General Land Office GLO Gulf of Mexico Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railway Hall's Bayou (now Halls Bayou) Jones Creek Mustang Bayou Oyster Bay (now Christmas Bay) Oyster Creek San Bernard River Survey numbers Varner Creek West Bay |
Scope & Content |
Map - Brazoria County, 1879 - W.C.Walsh, Commissioner Xerographic photocopy North arrow: no North direction: top of map Compass bearings: no Scale: 4000 varas = 1 inch ---------------------- TRANSCRIPT OF TITLE BLOCK ------------------- I, W.C. Walsh, Commissioner of the Gen'l. Land Office, do certify that the above Map of Brazoria County is a true and correct copy of the Map now in use in this Office, compiled from official data. Copyright 1879 W.C. Walsh, Commissioner of the Gen'l Land Office of the State of Texas. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prominent features: - Austin Bayou - Bastrop Bayou - Brazoria Townsite - Brazos River - Buffalo Creek (now Buffalo Bayou) - Caney Bayou (now Caney Creek) - Cedar Lake Bayou (now Cedar Lake Creek) - Chocolate Bayou - Clear Creek - Columbia Townsite - Cow Creek - Flores Bayou - Grant boundaries - Grantee names and dates - Gulf of Mexico - Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railway - Hall's Bayou (now Halls Bayou) - Jones Creek - Major waterways - Mustang Bayou - Oyster Bay (now Christmas Bay) - Oyster Creek - San Bernard River - Survey numbers - Varner Creek - West Bay |
People |
Walsh, W.C., Commissioner of the General Land Office |
Date |
1879 |
Dates of Creation |
1879 |
Extent of Description |
25" wide x 29" high |
Collection |
Transfer from Library Collection |
Accession number |
2013.003c |
Source |
Transfer from Library Files |
Credit line |
Found in Collection |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Catalog date |
2013-08-20 |
Catalog type |
Archive |
Imagefile |
033\2013003c0035.JPG |
Number of images |
2 |
Received date |
01/14/2013 |