1910 Very Early Texas Road Map~Gallup~Scarce~18"x24"

F.E. Gallup's

1910 Road Map of Texas

Size: 18" x24"

(Reproduction)

One of the Earliest Texas Road Maps!

Available in two sizes in our eBay

Most of the early 1900's maps of Texas showed mostly railroads with only an occasional intercity road as an afterthought. In time, as the demand grew, the old "railroad" maps were overlaid with crude roads but they were mostly unidentified.

Over a period of time as auto travel increased, the main intercity roads came to have commonly accepted "Trail" names that were sometimes adopted by the states. These trail names were often later adopted for interstate roads as well like the "Ozark Trail", etc.  But early on, there was never any really reliable road naming in effect.

Mapmakers became pioneers and started adding Trail or road names but they would differ from map to map.  One of the most common were the Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway and the Meridian Highway which went from state to state.

Long Before The Bankhead Highway

From an original in the Electric Books Collection,  this great Texas road map by Gallup is one of the earliest with named Trails or roads.  The map dates between the 1910 Census and about 1915 because there are features missing that would be on Texas maps past that time. It was printed long before the fabled "Bankhead Highway" of the mid-1920's.

The original was a folding pocket map and in addition to being a great early road map it qualifies as one of the best general Texas maps of its period because it includes often overlooked topographical detail as well as all the railroads and interurban trolley lines of the period and fine detail as to streams, rivers and lakes.  An excellent county/city Index is also on the the page.

The sample picture shown is at very low Internet resolution and reduced in size. It does not even begin to show the detail and quality of the actual map. All Antique Maps of Texas(tm) reproductions are scanned at 300+ dpi and offer fantastic resolution and detail even in reduced sized prints.

The Perfect Gift: As period decor, a business gift, and as a working map for writers, scholars, schools, historians, researchers.

Frame Size: The sheet size fits nicely in easily available stock  frames.  All maps are printed on very heavy acid-free paper with archival inks. Beautiful in a frame,but also capable of withstanding continuous handling and everyday use.

While there is nothing like owning an original map, a quality reproduction offers access to almost unavailable maps, affordable pricing and the opportunity to actually use the map rather than just protect it. Unlike many cheap reproductions which are taken from easily available archives and reproduced on inferior poster paper or inflexible "parchment" for effect, all maps from Electric Books are professional quality products on expensive high quality paper stock. In addition, we actually own or have the rights to all of the maps which we reproduce. They are direct :1 to :1 high resolution reproductions from the originals, not downloaded copies of copies of copies...

Other Antique Texas Map Prints in our eBay Store
Several sheet sizes and finishes available

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• 1876 Texas & Indian Territory Map - O.W. Gray
• 1860 Texas County - S.A. Mitchell
• 1846 Early Texas Statehood - S.A. Mitchell
• 1780 Spanish Colonial Texas - Bonne

Shipping: We ship our maps carefully rolled in a tube to US postal destinations or Canada only. If you worry about shipping damage then please select tech Insurance option that is offered.   

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