AN ANTIQUE MAP, "Map of Lampasas Springs, Texas, Lampasas County," DALLAS, CIRCA 1884, hand colored lithograph on paper with manuscript, published for Central Town Company, Dallas Lithograph Co., lithographers, Hannah Park, Spring and Pavilion plot ink inscribed, "Cost $14,000," showing planned and subdivided land plots, the Lampasas & LLano Railroad and the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railroads run through town, at top inset views of the Pool at Hanna Park, Park Hotel, and the Bathhouse at Hancock Springs; at lower right an inset "Map of the State of Texas," overlaid with concentric distance chart centering Lampasas, a promotional map inviting settlement, claiming, "Lampasas is destined to be the manufacturing city and distributing point of Central Texas," and that the city is also, "...free from malaria.," advertising natural springs, mineable minerals and natural resources such as marble to potential investors and residents. 42" x 28 1/2" Provenance: Property from a Corporate Collection, Houston, Texas. Property from a Corporate Collection, Houston, Texas