1929 Map of Karankawa Lake

About this map

Galveston Island and the coastal marshes of the Texas mainland define this 1929 survey, which documents the fragile interface between land and water before significant modern development. The landscape is dominated by the West Bay and the intricate wetlands surrounding Karankawa Lake. On the mainland side, small features like Halls and a series of survey monuments such as Mon 26 and Mon 27 track the jurisdictional boundary between Galveston and Brazoria counties. This advance sheet reflects an era of transitioning cartographic techniques, noted in the margin as using aerial photography from the Army Air Corps to map the island's culture and drainage. The presence of features like Karankawa Point and the isolated label Snake along the bay's edge offer specific points of interest for those studying the natural history and early surveying of the Texas Gulf Coast.