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100 1 a| Lambert, Markc| (Archivist);

245 10 a| Texas takes shapeh| [electronic resource] :b| a history in maps from the General Land Office /c| Mark Lambert, James Harkins, Brian Stauffer, and Patrick Walsh ; foreword by Dawn Buckingham.;

250 a| First edition.;

255 a| Scales differc| (W 106°42ʹ38ʺ--W 093°27ʹ26ʺ/N 36°33ʹ01ʺ--N 25°45ʹ51ʺ);

260 a| Austin :b| University of Texas Press,c| 2025.;

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300 a| 1 atlas pages cm;

500 a| Includes index.;

505 0 a| Part I. Defining Texas. Mapping the New World : an age of discovery -- Beyond the neatline. Uncovering the base layer : Indigenous cartography in North America -- Competing empires : maps as knowledge and power, 1671-1830 -- Beyond the neatline. Compasses and crucifixes : priests and friars in the mapping of Spanish North America -- Mapping Mexico : uneven geography -- Beyond the neatline. From the "dead desert" to the "Wonderland of Agriculture and Opportunity" : mapping the Nueces Strip -- The Lone Star rises : maps of the Republic of Texas, 1835-1846 -- Beyond the neatline. "A continued succession of abrupt sinuousities" : the Joint Boundary Commission and the Republic of Texas, 1838-1841 -- "The Republic of Texas is no more" : the Lone Star State takes shape -- Beyond the neatline. The art and cartography of Eltea Armstrong -- Part II. Developing Texas. Contested frontier : pathfinders, soldiers, and military maps -- Beyond the neatline. Land for military service : bounty, donation, and Confederate scrip -- Connecting a continent : Texas land and the expanding American railroad system -- Beyond the neatline. Frontier surveying in Texas -- All boundaries are local : GLO county maps -- Beyond the neatline. Drawing conclusions : manuscript cartouches in the GLO -- The growth and urbanization of Texas : city maps at the GLO -- Beyond the neatline. "Complete success" to obsolescence : the photographic bureau of the GLO, 1861-1874 -- Conclusions. Texas history on the digital frontier : improving access through preservation.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "The Texas General Land Office (GLO) is our oldest state agency, formed in 1836 "to determine who owned what and where." The authors have selected more than 100 maps, each of which is accompanied by a brief essay that situates the map within its larger historical and cartographic context and assesses its impacts, "with an eye to the relationship between cartography, sovereignty, and power." The book is divided into two parts. Part One has five chronological chapters, beginning with European depictions of the Americas in the 16th century and finishing with themed maps commissioned by the GLO in the 20th and 21st centuries The chapters follow a periodization familiar to students of Texas history: exploration and discovery, inter-imperial conflict and Spanish rule, the Mexican national period, the Republic of Texas, and modern statehood. Within each period are maps at various scales, from the hemispheric to the cadastral, intended to create a kaleidoscopic view of the state's changing borders and boundaries. Part Two consists of four chapters that explore the GLO's older thematic maps: military cartography, as well as railroad, county, and city maps. Each of the nine chapters includes a feature the authors call "Beyond the Neatline," an essay that goes "beyond the borders of single maps to synthesize cartographic trends, explore mapping techniques, and introduce contributors often obscured from view by conventional narratives of map history.""--c| Provided by publisher.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

610 10 a| Texas.b| General Land Officex| Map collections.;

610 10 a| Texas.b| General Land Officex| Map collectionsv| Pictorial works.;

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651 0 a| Texasx| Mapsx| History.;

651 0 a| Texasx| Historical geographyv| Maps.;

651 0 a| Texasx| Boundariesx| History.;

651 0 a| Texasx| Historyv| Maps.;

655 0 a| Electronic books.;

700 1 a| Harkins, James.;

700 1 a| Stauffer, Brian A.;

700 1 a| Walsh, Patrickc| (Historical research and outreach specialist);

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Texas takes shape a history in maps from the General Land Office / Mark Lambert, James Harkins, Brian Stauffer, and Patrick Walsh ; foreword by Dawn Buckingham.

Author/creator	Lambert, Mark
Other author	Harkins, James.
Other author	Stauffer, Brian A.
Other author	Walsh, Patrick (Historical research and outreach specialist)
Format	Electronic
Edition	First edition.
Publication Info	Austin : University of Texas Press, 2025.
Description	1 atlas pages cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Texas. General Land Office--Map collections. Texas. General Land Office--Map collections. --Pictorial works. Cartography--History. Texas--Maps. --History. Texas--Historical geography. --Maps. Texas--Boundaries. --History. Texas--History. --Maps.

Cartographic data	Scales differ (W 106°42ʹ38ʺ--W 093°27ʹ26ʺ/N 36°33ʹ01ʺ--N 25°45ʹ51ʺ)
Contents	Part I. Defining Texas. Mapping the New World : an age of discovery -- Beyond the neatline. Uncovering the base layer : Indigenous cartography in North America -- Competing empires : maps as knowledge and power, 1671-1830 -- Beyond the neatline. Compasses and crucifixes : priests and friars in the mapping of Spanish North America -- Mapping Mexico : uneven geography -- Beyond the neatline. From the "dead desert" to the "Wonderland of Agriculture and Opportunity" : mapping the Nueces Strip -- The Lone Star rises : maps of the Republic of Texas, 1835-1846 -- Beyond the neatline. "A continued succession of abrupt sinuousities" : the Joint Boundary Commission and the Republic of Texas, 1838-1841 -- "The Republic of Texas is no more" : the Lone Star State takes shape -- Beyond the neatline. The art and cartography of Eltea Armstrong -- Part II. Developing Texas. Contested frontier : pathfinders, soldiers, and military maps -- Beyond the neatline. Land for military service : bounty, donation, and Confederate scrip -- Connecting a continent : Texas land and the expanding American railroad system -- Beyond the neatline. Frontier surveying in Texas -- All boundaries are local : GLO county maps -- Beyond the neatline. Drawing conclusions : manuscript cartouches in the GLO -- The growth and urbanization of Texas : city maps at the GLO -- Beyond the neatline. "Complete success" to obsolescence : the photographic bureau of the GLO, 1861-1874 -- Conclusions. Texas history on the digital frontier : improving access through preservation.
Abstract	"The Texas General Land Office (GLO) is our oldest state agency, formed in 1836 "to determine who owned what and where." The authors have selected more than 100 maps, each of which is accompanied by a brief essay that situates the map within its larger historical and cartographic context and assesses its impacts, "with an eye to the relationship between cartography, sovereignty, and power." The book is divided into two parts. Part One has five chronological chapters, beginning with European depictions of the Americas in the 16th century and finishing with themed maps commissioned by the GLO in the 20th and 21st centuries The chapters follow a periodization familiar to students of Texas history: exploration and discovery, inter-imperial conflict and Spanish rule, the Mexican national period, the Republic of Texas, and modern statehood. Within each period are maps at various scales, from the hemispheric to the cadastral, intended to create a kaleidoscopic view of the state's changing borders and boundaries. Part Two consists of four chapters that explore the GLO's older thematic maps: military cartography, as well as railroad, county, and city maps. Each of the nine chapters includes a feature the authors call "Beyond the Neatline," an essay that goes "beyond the borders of single maps to synthesize cartographic trends, explore mapping techniques, and introduce contributors often obscured from view by conventional narratives of map history.""-- Provided by publisher.
General note	Includes index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2024034044
ISBN	9781477330920 (hardcover)
ISBN	(pdf)

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