San Antonio in 1886
Posted by justin on 31 May 2008 at 12:08 pm | Tagged as: cartography, opportunities, possibilities
This thing is fascinating. Hand drawn down to the buggy and carriage on the street – 10 pages of maps of texas cities & towns from the mid-late 1800’s. A service provided free of charge from the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, it’s set up so it’s kind of like you’re surfing on a 100 yr old google map that you can click and zoom on. Also a fun way to see how old the structure you’re living in truly is, my collapsible ceiling house was NOT on the map yet.
Hey! This IS cool! The area where my house is now is blurred out on the map when trying to zoom in, but it looks like nothing was built along the river then except for a few big mansions.
I have an older map (1873) drawn by Koch if you’re doing research. Lemme know.
the koch map is up there as well :)
Most excellent.
I may write only what I know in space: I am that I am. – Notes on Painting