Manuscript Map Survey of the Town of Matagorda, Texas and Environs - Third oldest town in Texas Indian the major port of embarkation

the major port of embarkation for the United States

21 ½ x 14 ½”

and it was the rationale behind the unusually broad passport

“The Contemporary Mapping of the American Revolutionary War

Manuscript Map Survey of the Town of Matagorda, Texas and Environs - Third oldest town in Texas Indian the major port of embarkationFISHER, Samuel Rhoads (1794 1839), after Elias Wightman. Survey of the Town of Matagorda, Texas and Environs Third oldest town in Texas. Manuscript map in pen and ink with colors. c. 1838. 38" x 24" sheet. Original manuscript plans of American cities are of great rarity, especially for Texas. This speaks to the history of urban planning in the American Southwest. An important original manuscript city plan of Matagorda, Texas made during the Republic,