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Preliminary chart of San Luis Pass, Texas

Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Greenwich. Includes texts "Sailing directions," and "Tidal remarks." "Sketch 1, no. 4." "No. 40."
Date: 1853
Creator: United States Coast Survey
System: The Portal to Texas History

Preliminary chart of entrance to Brazos River, Texas / from a trigonometrical survey under the direction of A. Bache ; triangulation by J.S. Williams ; topography by J.M. Wampler ; hydrography by the parties under the command of E.J. De Haven & J.K. Duer.

Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Greenwich. Includes text on sailing directions and tides.
Date: 1858
Creator: United States Coast Survey
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Texas, Brazoria sheet.

Map displays soil types, bayous, canals, creeks, rivers, farms, towns, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and soil profiles.
Date: 1902
Creator: United States. Bureau of Soils.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Velasco, Texas, and Environs

This map shows the city of Velasco, split into numbered lots. Text near the middle of the page describes the history and population of the city and the Brazos River Channel. Near the bottom of the page, Surfside and Quintana are also shown in lesser detail.
Date: 189u
Creator: Rand McNally & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Preliminary Chart of San Luis Pass, Texas

This map is a nautical chart showing the topography and hydrography of the area in Texas around the San Luis Pass. The physical features are in color and appear to be shaded to portray heights (additional relief shown by hachures). Depths are marked with lines and numbers in feet. According to text at the bottom of the page, the various measurements to create the map were made between 1851 and 1853; the text also gives specific latitude and longitude of the area in the map. Additional text in the lower right corner is labeled "Sailing Directions" and "Tidal Remarks"; the text gives explanatory details regarding the markings and measurements on the map. Scale 1:20,000. Prime meridian: Greenwich.
Date: [1851..1853]
Creator: United States Coast Survey
System: The Portal to Texas History

Brazoria County

Map of the Gulf Coast region covering Brazoria County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: July 1863
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Brazoria County

Map of the Gulf Coast region covering Brazoria County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:166,667 (5000 varas per inch).
Date: 1918
Creator: Stevens, P. W. & Stevens, F. K.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Brazoria County, Texas

Cadastral map of Brazoria County, Texas including the Gulf Coast region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1879
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Brazoria County

Cadastral map of Brazoria County, Texas in the Gulf Coast region. Scale [ca. 1:13,334] (400 varas per inch).
Date: unknown
Creator: Jones, R. R. & Stremme, C. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Brazoria County.

Cadastral map of Brazoria County, Texas in the Gulf Coast region. Scale ca. 1:193,334 (5800 varas per inch).
Date: 1877
Creator: Stevens, F. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Brazoria County

Map of Brazoria County in the Gulf Coast region.
Date: December 26, 1931
Creator: Walker, J. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History

San Luis Pass Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1995
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

Christmas Point Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1997
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oyster Creek Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1995
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lake Jackson Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1995
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

Brazoria Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1995
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sweeny Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1995
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ashwood Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1995
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sea Isle Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1995
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hoskins Mound Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1995
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

Danbury Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1995
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

Angleton Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1995
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

East Columbia Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1995
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

West Columbia Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1995
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History