Galveston TX 1890

Restored bird’s eye view map of Galveston, Texas, 1890 – Making a great seaport – How the United States engineers propose securing thirty feet of water in Galveston Harbor, Texas by C. Everett Johnson.  The map shows street and jetty layout for Galveston and Bolivar City as well as islands and shoreline for Galveston Bay, plus inset illustrations of historic buildings.  Originally published in Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper.