Matagorda Island and its surrounding barrier features define this coastal stretch of Calhoun County, where the Texas shoreline meets the Gulf of Mexico. The landscape is a complex network of shallow bays and tidal passages, including Espiritu Santo Bay and Shoalwater Bay. Central to the area's maritime navigation is the Intracoastal Waterway, which cuts north of Long Island. The map reveals the intricate transition between land and sea, marked by the First Chain of Islands and various isolated elevations like Josephine Motte.
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1952 · Mosquito Point
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1952 · Pass Cavallo SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1952 · Long Island
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1952 · Seadrift NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1952 · Panther Point
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1952 · Seadrift
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1952 · Panther Point NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1952 · Port O'Connor
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Beeville
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Beeville
USGS Topo · 1:250,000