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Nov 25, 2018 · Using 120 maps, many of which have not been widely seen before, the book looks at how the Manchester became the bustling city of today. Martin, a senior geography lecturer at Manchester...
The archives of the General Land Office hold numerous examples of the difficulties faced by surveyors who completed the task of plotting the foundation of Texas’ land system as it expanded from...
The maps date from the late 18th century to the middle of the 20th century, and comprise private surveys, detailed Ordnance Survey maps and a selection of plans showing the Manchester Ship Canal and Docks.
The restored maps fill a gap between the survey in 1850s published by Joseph Adshead, and the 1904 map of housing condition in Manchester and Salford by campaigner Thomas R. Marr. In some respects, they are comparable to Charles Booth's London poverty mapping in the 1890s.
Maps from the 19th and 20th centuries showing original surveys, usually made via a land grant within a particular county in Texas. Formats include manuscripts,...
Jun 8, 2018 · The creation of a trail system through early Texas, the arrival of railroads in the late 19th century, and the superhighways in use today were a cumulative work of many centuries and peoples ...
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Apr 7, 2020 · Surveying in Early Texas. When Anglo settlers first came to Texas, one of their first orders of business was to obtain a land grant. A land grant is a legal document that details who owns the land, where the land is located and who gave or sold the land. The first land grants were not issued in our part of Texas until 1824, which meant that ...
