Municipal Map Collection


 

Map Title

Date

Description

Bird's Eye View of the City of Houston Texas

1873

Birdseye view. Original not in the collections of the Harris County Archives. Includes numbered references to public buildings, chruches, utilities, manufacturers, banks, and railroad depots.

Houston, Texas (Looking South)

1891

Birdseye view. Original not in the collections of the Harris County Archives. Includes a Directory of Public Buildings, Hotels, Railroads and leading Manufactories and a Church Directory according to denomination and race. Illustrations of the Land and Trust Bank, Electric Power Station of the Houston City Street Railway Company, A. Hampe Dry Goods and Millinery, City Hall and Town Market, Harris County Courthouse, Houston Cotton Exchange. C. C. Gibbs Office Building form the bottom boundary of the map.

Houston, Street Guide

1904

Copyright by P. Whitty, Surveyor. Original size 22.5 x 22.5 inches.
Includes city wards, bayous, cemeteries, railroads, significant public and private buildings, and a street key.
Conserved 2008.

Map of the City of Houston.

ca. 1940

Not dated. Drawn and Compiled by Leslie E. Ogilvie, Jr. Compliments of Wald Transfer and Storage Company. Original size 24 x 19 inches.

Back of Map.

 

Front of Map includes city limits, railroads, boulevards, U. S. highways, state highways, parks, cemeteries, and block numbers. Insert map of Downtown Houston with an index and key to office buildings, public buildings, churches, and theaters.

 

Back of Map includes the street index, a chart showing real estate activity in Harris County 1924 - 1947, a letter from M. H. James, and advertising for the reality business.

 

Ashburn's 1947 Houston City Map.

1947

Copyright by J. Foster Ashburn, 414 West Bldg, Houston, TX. Compliments of M. H. James and Associates. Original size 28 x 20 inches. Front and Back.

Back of Map.

 

Front of Map includes all bus routes and bus line names marked in red. Houston City Limits are shown and neighborhoods and subdivisions identified. Insert maps of the outlying communities of Galena, Pasadena, South Houston, Bellaire, West University, and Sunnyside.

 

Back of Map includes the street index, a chart showing real estate activity in Harris County 1924 - 1947, a letter from M. H. James, and advertising for the reality business.

 

City Map Company's Map of Harris County

1957

Copyright by R. L. Bayer, 5313 South Park Blvd, 1957. R. M. Stene, Cartographer. Revisions by Paul S. Ciolli. Original size 29 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches. (Map of Houston on reverse)
County road map with road conditions and indexes to map information including oil fields, towns, adjoining border towns, miscellaneous attractions, Houston city streets, and county roads.

City Map Company's Map of Houston - "Houston's most up to date map."

1958

Copyright by R. L. Bayer, 5313 South Park Blvd, 1958. Revisions by Paul S. Ciolli. Original size 29 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches. (Map of Harris County on reverse)
Map of Houston with outlying communities. City limits indicated along with major industrial plants, parks, cemeteries. No street index.

Houston Area Travel Map

ca. 1967

n.d. Travel map of Houston distributed by Humble Oil Company. Major roads and freeways, attractions, locations of Enco Service Stations and Humble Oil operations indicated.
Note on date: The date for the map was estimated using information from Houston Freeways by Erik Slotboom, © 2003, pg. 276