拍品 165
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(WALKER COUNTY, TEXAS). 'WALKER CO.' MANUSCRIPT MAP OF WALKER COUNTY, TEXAS, UNSIGNED, EARLY 1870S(?)

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描述

  • 'Walker Co.' Manuscript map of Walker County, Texas, unsigned, early 1870s(?)
  • paper, ink
Black ink and blue pencil on translucent drafting paper (19 1/4 x 18 3/8 in.; 490 x 468 mm), drawn and captioned in a neat cartographical hand, titled "Walker Co." through the center of the map, also titled "Walker Co." at top margin "Walker" at lower margin in graphite by different hands; some light foxing and staining, chiefly marginal. Handsomely framed with UVIII Plexiglass.

Condition

Black ink and blue pencil on translucent drafting paper (19 1/4 x 18 3/8 in.; 490 x 468 mm), drawn and captioned in a neat cartographical hand, titled "Walker Co." at top margin "Walker" at lower margin in graphite by different hands; some light foxing and staining, chiefly marginal. Handsomely framed with UVIII Plexiglass.
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拍品資料及來源

This fine but unsigned manuscript map shows land holders, waterways, and railroads; the only town named is Huntsville. The Houston and Great Northern Railroad is shown running through the county, although it ceased operations in 1873. The county was created and organized in 1846 and named for Robert J. Walker. In 1863 the eponym was switched to Samuel H. Walker because Robert J. Walker was a Unionist. Because of Reconstruction violence, the county was put under martial law in 1871. The Sam Houston National Forest covers approximately a third of the county.