Austin map” of Texas. Texas became a state in 1845. The archives of the Texas General Land Office, home to 36 million documents and over 45,000 maps and sketches detailing the history of the ...

Reddit users are circulating a photo of an unusual, 3D topographic map of Texas as it appeared at the end of the republic era in 1845. The map maker, whose Reddit handle is 3dmapart, said it was ...