Reconnaissance of Sabine Pass

This map is a nautical chart showing the hydrography of the area in Texas and Louisiana around the Sabine Pass. The physical features are marked to portray coastline conditions using nautical notations and color shading and outlines. Depths are shown by soundings and marked with lines and numbers in feet. Text in the lower left corner is labeled "Sailing Directions" and gives explanatory details regarding the markings and measurements on the map. It also notes that various measurements used for the map were taken between 1848 and 1852. Scale 1:40,000.
Date: 1853
Creator: United States Coast Survey
System: The Portal to Texas History

Reconnaissance of Aransas Pass, Texas

This map is a nautical chart showing the hydrography of the area in Texas around the Aransas Pass. The physical features are outlined and shaded in color (relief shown by soundings and contours). Depths are marked with lines and numbers in feet. Text in the upper left corner is labeled "Sailing Directions" and "Note"; the text gives explanatory details regarding the markings and measurements on the map. Scale 1:20,000.
Date: 1853
Creator: United States Coast Survey
System: The Portal to Texas History

Reconnaissance of Sabine Pass

This map is a nautical chart showing the hydrography of the area in Texas and Louisiana around the Sabine Pass. The physical features are marked to portray coastline conditions. Depths are shown by soundings and marked with lines and numbers in feet. Text in the lower left corner is labeled "Sailing Directions" and gives explanatory details regarding the markings and measurements on the map. It also notes that various measurements used for the map were taken between 1848 and 1852. Scale 1:40,000.
Date: 1853
Creator: United States Coast Survey
System: The Portal to Texas History

Galveston Entrance, Texas

This map is a nautical chart showing the topography and hydrography of the area in Texas around the Galveston Entrance. The physical features are shaded and include the aerial layout of Galveston and nearby areas (relief shown by soundings). Depths are marked with shading (rendered in a dot pattern) and numbers in feet. According to text at the bottom of the page (lower left corner), the various measurements to create the map were made between 1848 and 1852; the text also gives specific latitude and longitude of the area in the map and the locations of "Episcopal Church" and "Market House" in Galveston, Texas. Additional text along the right side of the map is labeled "Sailing Directions," "Note," "Tides," and "Remarks"; the text gives explanatory details regarding the markings and measurements on the map. Scale 1:40,000.
Date: 1853
Creator: United States Coast Survey
System: The Portal to Texas History

Preliminary Survey of the Entrance to the Rio Grande, Texas

This map is a nautical chart showing the topography and hydrography of the area in Texas around the entrance to the Rio Grande River. The physical features are shaded with relief (and depths) shown by soundings. Depths are marked with lines, shading (rendered in a dot pattern), and numbers in feet. Depths are marked with lines and numbers in feet. According to text in the lower left corner, the various measurements to create the map were made between 1853 and 1854; the text also gives specific latitude and longitude of the area in the map. The text is labeled "Note" and "Tides" which gives explanatory details regarding the markings and measurements on the map. Scale 1:20,000.
Date: [1853,1854]
Creator: United States Coast Survey
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texas] Sketch I

Map shows Texas coast from Cavallo Pass in the southwest to the Sabine Pass in the northeast, and towns used for triangulation. Includes legend. Scale 1:600,000.
Date: 1853
Creator: United States Coast Survey
System: The Portal to Texas History

Reconnoissance of Sabine Pass.

Map shows the mouth of the Sabine River in Texas at the Gulf of Mexico and indicates navigation hazards. Includes sailing directions. Depths shown by soundings. Scale: [1:40,000].
Date: 1853
Creator: United States Coast Survey
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico & Texas.

Map shows geographical features, political boundaries, and cities in Mexico and Southwestern United States. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not noted.
Date: 1853
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century geography, cities, towns, and Mexican states. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. No scale noted.
Date: [1853..1863]
Creator: Blackie & Son
System: The Portal to Texas History

Reconnoissance of Sabine Pass.

Map shows the mouth of the Sabine River at the Gulf of Mexico and indicates navigation hazards. Includes sailing directions. Depths shown by soundings. Scale: [ca. 1:40,000].
Date: 1853
Creator: United States Coast Survey
System: The Portal to Texas History

Reconnaissance of Aransas Pass, Texas.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Aransas Pass, Texas coastal details. Includes sailing directions. Relief shown by soundings and contours. Scale: [1:20,000].
Date: 1853
Creator: United States Coast Survey
System: The Portal to Texas History