Texas Takes Shape: A History in Maps from the General Land Office Books-Children the author follows Cynthia's footprints

the author follows Cynthia's footprints over the prairie with a sensitivity rare among non-native Americans

churches and cemeteries

Comanches and Germans on the Texas Frontier will make significant contributions to multiple disciplines

What information does he pack into his drawing

Series: Images of America

Texas Takes Shape: A History in Maps from the General Land Office Books-Children the author follows Cynthia's footprintsby Mark Lambert, James Harkins, Brian A. Stauffer and Patrick Walsh The Texas General Land Offices map collection contains over 45,000 maps, some dating from the sixteenth century, making it one of the most important cartographic archives in Texas. As products and agents of history drawn by cartographers with motives and means as diverse as the places they document, maps provide a unique perspective on geopolitical, cultural, and economic processes.