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Auction 201, Lot 303

"Gray's New Map of Texas and the Indian Territory", Gray, Frank

Subject: Texas

Period: 1875 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
15.4 x 23.3 inches
39.1 x 59.2 cm
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This terrific double-page map is filled with detail. It is the vertically oriented edition not to be confused with the horizontal edition from Gray's National Atlas. The state's rapid development is evident with only Young, Bexar and Pecos territories remaining unorganized. Wegefarth County, shown in Young Territory, was established in 1873 and abolished in 1876 by the legislature when they established the other Panhandle counties. Many railroads abruptly end between cities as the cartographer endeavored to show the exact progress to date. Details include numerous railroads, cities, towns, forts, and springs. A large inset depicts the Western Part of Texas, showing El Paso, Presidio, Pecos and part of Tom Green County. In Indian Territory the Public Lands are limited to the western panhandle.

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Condition: B+

Contemporary color with an old tape repair confined to the left blank margin.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $130

Closed on 11/20/2024

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