Texas Capitol Visitors Center

“A stunning coffee-table book that advances a provocative thesis - that maps are both products and agents of history.” (according to Texas Monthly magazine) "Texas Takes Shape: A History in Maps from the General Land Texas General Land Office"

Join us on Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 3:30 pm at the Capitol Visitors Center to welcome GLO Senior Deputy Director for Heritage, Mark Lambert as he speaks about the maps that were drawn or archived in the Capitol Visitors Center when it was the General Land Office Building between 1858 and 1916 during his presentation "From Austin’s Beginnings to an O. Henry Ending, Maps and the General Land Office".

Question/answer session and book signing to follow. Book available for purchase at the Capitol Visitors Center Gift Shop.

Capitol Visitors Center, 112 E 11th St., Austin, TX 78701
Free 2-hour parking at the Visitors Parking Garage located at 1201 San Jacinto Blvd.

In advance of the event, you can visit the Capitol Visitor Center Gift Shop to purchase a copy of "Texas Takes Shape: A History in Maps from the General Land Office".