Antique Coastal Survey of Aransas Pass to Wiggins

This black and white, antique coastal survey was made by the United States Navy’s Hydrographic Party. The surveys provide sailing instructions and notes on important characteristics of the area mapped. Depth readings, descriptions of bottom materials, light houses and important cities along the coast are identified on the survey. These charts show areas that have likely undergone significant changes due to modifications and recessions of coastal lands, making them fascinating to anyone interested in local geography and history. This coastal survey, produced in 1857, shows the triangulation of points on islands and the mainland in the Gulf of Mexico from St. Joseph’s Island to the eastern end of Galveston Bay. An inset shows the vicinity of the Rio Grande at the same scale as the main map.

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