1853 Map U.S. Coastal Survey of Sabine Pass, TX
DESCRIPTIONThis antique map of Sabine Pass from 1853 shows its age through the deep tones of its paper, with faint lines of old folds and the marks of the sun.
Marked as Plate 38; Sketch I, No.2, US Coast Survey by the Hydrographic Party under the command of Lt. J. Wilkinson, U.S.N. Assist., this map immortalizes the state of the Gulf Coast not even ten years after Texas became a state.
Find history & context below.
DETAILS & MEASUREMENTSMeasures 11.5" width x 15" height
Toned map with sun-aged paper, sun-bleached square on left -
Vintage frame has light scratches
Dated 1853
Map from reconnaissance of Sabine Pass
Plate 38; Sketch I, No.2, US Coast Survey by the Hydrographic Party under the command of Lt. J. Wilkinson, U.S.N. Assist.
Light fold lines, one larger horizontal fold
DESCRIPTIONThis antique map of Sabine Pass from 1853 shows its age through the deep tones of its paper, with faint lines of old folds and the marks of the sun.
Marked as Plate 38; Sketch I, No.2, US Coast Survey by the Hydrographic Party under the command of Lt. J. Wilkinson, U.S.N. Assist., this map immortalizes the state of the Gulf Coast not even ten years after Texas became a state.
Find history & context below.
DETAILS & MEASUREMENTSMeasures 11.5" width x 15" height
Toned map with sun-aged paper, sun-bleached square on left -
Vintage frame has light scratches
Dated 1853
Map from reconnaissance of Sabine Pass
Plate 38; Sketch I, No.2, US Coast Survey by the Hydrographic Party under the command of Lt. J. Wilkinson, U.S.N. Assist.
Light fold lines, one larger horizontal fold
DESCRIPTIONThis antique map of Sabine Pass from 1853 shows its age through the deep tones of its paper, with faint lines of old folds and the marks of the sun.
Marked as Plate 38; Sketch I, No.2, US Coast Survey by the Hydrographic Party under the command of Lt. J. Wilkinson, U.S.N. Assist., this map immortalizes the state of the Gulf Coast not even ten years after Texas became a state.
Find history & context below.
DETAILS & MEASUREMENTSMeasures 11.5" width x 15" height
Toned map with sun-aged paper, sun-bleached square on left -
Vintage frame has light scratches
Dated 1853
Map from reconnaissance of Sabine Pass
Plate 38; Sketch I, No.2, US Coast Survey by the Hydrographic Party under the command of Lt. J. Wilkinson, U.S.N. Assist.
Light fold lines, one larger horizontal fold
➼ History & Context
Fewer than 10 years after Texas became a state, the US initiated coastal surveys of the lands along the Gulf of Mexico. Amongst other things, the United States Army Corps of Engineers was looking for harbors that could be used or deepened to create a deepwater port for the region.
The town of Sabine Pass, initially known as Sabine City, began around 1836. It was organized by the Sabine City Company, which included such figures as Sam Houston, Albert G. Kellogg, and Sidney Sherman. Jefferson County’s first steam-powered sawmill was built there in 1846, and in 1847 their first post office was established. So when the Army came to town to begin their survey of the coastal conditions in 1853, the nascent town was really beginning to hustle and bustle.
