Galveston Island

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IdentifierMaps_255aDate1837DescriptionCopy A: Photostat of an 1889 manuscript copy of the 1837 manuscript; the 1889 copy drawn by O.H. Ewet, Texas General Land Office.

The Trimble and Lindsay survey shows all of Galveston Island but focuses on the portion west of the original city limits. In 1837 the Republic of Texas Congress authorized the sale of west Galveston Island, then in the public domain. Trimble and Lindsay charted all topographical features of note and divided the domain into ten-acre lots. Their survey set the grid pattern for all subsequent development on the west end of the island. If viewed together with John Groesbeck's Map of the City of Galveston, 1838 (see no. 259), the map is the first comprehensive survey of the whole island.

The lots were immediately offered for sale at auction, but with little success. In 1839 Edward Hall and Levi Jones located all the unsold lots and resurveyed them. They received a patent to the land in 1840 and offered the lots for sale again.

Among the landmarks indicated on the map are "Eagle Grove" and the "three trees," important guideposts for early navigation.

See also the other copies of this map with the same title (Maps_255.2A, Maps_255.3A, Maps_255.4A). Language NoteEnglishSubjectGalveston (Tex)--MapsCopyright StatementNo Copyright – Non-Commercial Use OnlySize46x69 centimeters.CartographerRC TrimbleWilliam Lindsay

CollectionRosenberg Library map collection

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