A. R. Roessler's Latest Map of the State of Texas: Roessler, 1874

Title: A. R. Roessler's Latest Map of the State of Texas Author: Anton Roessler Date: 1874 Condition: See description  Inches: 42 1/4 x 37 1/2 [Image] Centimeters: 107.31 x 92.25 [Image] Product ID: 308273 The Finest Post Reconstruction Map of Texas Highly desirable and historically important folding pocket lithographed map, dividing Texas into 148 existing counties plus unincorporated territory.  A note at the bottom center provides the area of Texas as 268,684 square miles, of which 196,299 are Organized, and 72,385 remain Territory.  Arguably the finest map of the period, showing post Reconstruction Texas at an incredible level of detail.  Thousands of keyed symbols span Texas, identifying dozens of attributes; 22 types of minerals, 8  types of tree cover, completed and planned railroads, county seats, towns, post offices, and of course the state capital in Austin. The map identifies roads, streams, rivers, mountains, location of Indian tribes in Indian Territory, and