Texas Studies: Maps and Atlases
Shaded relief map of the Llano Estacado
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Maps and Atlases
- Digital Texas Sanborn Maps
Founded in 1867 by D. A. Sanborn, the Sanborn Map Company was the primary American publisher of fire insurance maps for nearly 100 years. Sanborn maps are valuable historical tools - they are large-scale plans containing data that can be used to estimate the potential risk for urban structures. This includes information such as the outline of each building, the size, shape and construction materials, heights, and function of structures, location of windows and doors. The maps also give street names, street and sidewalk widths, property boundaries, building use, and house and block numbers. Seven or eight different editions represent some areas.
- Texas Historic Sites Atlas
- Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
- Geologic Atlas of Texas (GAT)
- Texas Beyond History: the Virtual Museum of Texas' Cultural Heritage
- Texas Breeding Bird Atlas
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