Mapping Texas and the Gulf Coast
Subtitle: the contributions of Saint Denis, Oliván, and Le Maire
By: Jack Jackson, Robert S. Weddle, Winston De Ville ; foreword by Jay Higginbotham.
Contributors: Weddle, Robert S.; De Ville, Winston.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 92
Subjects: Cartography -- Gulf Coast (U.S.) -- History.; Cartography -- Gulf Coast (Mexico) -- History.; Cartographers -- France -- History.; Cartographers -- Spain -- History.
Description: A careful study of 18th century cartography along the Gulf Coast which reveal mix of cooperation and competition between Spain and France, heretofore portrayed exclusively as fierce rivals in the New World. Seventeen maps, man previously unpublished, are included. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc.--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 84-89) and index.