Heydrick's Ownership Map of Carson Co., Texas

Uncolored survey map of Carson County, Texas, just east of Amarillo, showing property lines, ownership, owners of drilling rights, and plat numbers. fine condition. Also includes towns, bodies of water, roads, railroads, and oil fields. A legend indicating drilling wells, gas wells, abandoned wells, and dry holes is included in the upper-right corner. Copyrighted in 1947, this map has a rubber stamp indicating that it was updated to August 14, 1952. Heydrick Mapping Co. produced maps of the areas in Texas which had active oil drilling. Their logo at the top right supports this niche. Some counties were mapped by Heydrick as early as the 1870's, while others were not mapped until oil was discovered. Heydrick's maps were produced in relatively small numbers and are quite scarce.