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Rio Colorado of the West.
Map shows mid-nineteenth century routes of exploration and navigation along the Colorado River. Relief shown by shading and hachures. Scale [ca. 1:380,160].
Date:
1858
Creator:
Ives, J. C.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map exhibiting the lines of march passed over by the troops of the United States during the year ending June 30th 1858.
Map shows military installations in United States and British Possessions, sea and land routes taken by United States military during first half of 1858, major cities in the United States, Mexico, the West Indies, and countries of Central America. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ 1:12,000,000 ].
Date:
1858
Creator:
United States. War Department.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Geological plan and section from the Rio Grande to the Pimas Villages
Map shows geology of the American Southwestern between the Rio Grande River and Pima villages. This map prepared to support the findings of an expedition conducted to help determine a feasible trans-continental railroad route. Scale [ca. 1:1,200,000].
Date:
1856
Creator:
United States. War Department.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map exhibiting the lines of march passed over by the troops of the United States during the year ending June 30th 1858.
Map shows military installations in United States and British Possessions, sea and land routes taken by United States military during first half of 1858, major cities in the United States, Mexico, the West Indies, and countries of Central America. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:12,000,000].
Date:
1858
Creator:
United States. War Department.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Explorations and surveys for a rail road route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, War Department : Routes near the 47th and 49th parallels ; profiles from explorations and surveys made under the direction of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War.
Map shows altitude, grade, and distances of potential railroad route across Washington Territory [modern-day Idaho, Montana, and Washington]; military posts and camps, river crossings, and mountain passes. Relief shown by profile and spot heights. Scale [1:1,200,000].
Date:
1855
Creator:
Stevens, Isaac Ingalls, 1818-1862
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Sanctus: a collection of sacred music, full and complete in every department
A collection of hymns "adapted to the worship of all Protestant denominations by Edward Hamilton." The beginning of the collection includes brief instruction in the fundamentals of music and choral singing.
Date:
1857
Creator:
Hamilton, Edward
Object Type:
Musical Score/Notation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
General profile from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Martinez near San Francisco California, 1853-4 to accompany the Maps of Explorations and Surveys made under the direction of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War
Map shows profiles of "Waters of the Pacific," "Waters of the Gulf of California," "Waters of the Rio del Norte," "Waters of the Mississippi River," "Waters of the Gulf of California," and "Waters of the Mojave River." Map appeared in: Explorations and surveys for a railroad route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, route near the 35th parallel. Horizontal scale [1:950,400]. Vertical scale [1:19,008].
Date:
1854
Creator:
Whipple, Amiel Weeks, 1817-1863
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Report of the Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, the report of Lieutenant Colonel Graham on the subject of the boundary line between the United States and Mexico.
Report describing J. D. Graham's surveying operations on the border between the United States and Mexico. The report also includes a number of related correspondences.
Date:
1853
Creator:
Graham, J. D. (James Duncan), 1799-1865
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Map no. 2. Rio Colorado of the west : explored by 1st Lieut. Joseph C. Ives, Topl. Engrs. under the direction of the Office of Explorations and Surveys, A. A. Humphreys, Capt. Topl. Engrs. in charge by order of the hon. John B. Floyd, Secretary of War.
Map shows mid-nineteenth century routes of exploration and navigation along the Colorado River. Relief shown by shading and hachures. Scale [ca. 1:760,320].
Date:
1858
Creator:
Ives, J. C.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
From the Red River to the Rio Grande.
Map shows exploratory route taken from Fort Towson, Oklahoma to El Paso and Dona Anna on the Rio Grande. Settlements, forts, and a Pecos River emigrant crossing are indicated. Includes color index describing mineral deposits. Scale: [1:3,000,000].
Date:
1854~
Creator:
Blake, William P. (William Phipps), 1826-1910
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the United States and Texas Boundary Line and Adjacent Territory.
Map of the boundary lines between Texas and the United States, showing military trails, bodies of water, and areas of elevation. Includes table of "Points which can be easily found on the Earth's surface," indicating the latitude and longitude of mountains, hills, rivers, and creeks. Scale [ca. 1:950,400] (15 miles to the inch).
Date:
1857
Creator:
Clark, J. H. & Weyss, J. E.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Scouting Expeditions of McCulloch's Texas Rangers; or, the Summer and Fall Campaign of the Army of the United States in Mexico--1846; including Skirmishes with the Mexicans, and an accurate detail of the Storming of Monterey; also the Daring Scouts at Buena Vista together with anecdotes, incidents, descriptions of country, and sketches of the lives of the celebrated partisan chiefs, Hays, McCulloch, and Walker.
A narrative recounting the experiences of Texas Rangers in Texas and the actions they were involved in. Includes lists of soldiers killed and wounded.
Date:
1859
Creator:
Reid, Samuel C., Jr.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms.
Patent for discharging buckshot without reloading and with the precision of firing "a single bullet fired from a barrel of proper bore to fit it" (lines 17-18), including illustrations.
Date:
March 1, 1859
Creator:
Haynes, William C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map exhibiting the lines of march passed over by the troops of the United States during the year ending June 30th 1858.
Map of the lines marched to military bases by United States troops in 1858. Lines included marches up the Mississippi River to St. Louis; travels between numerous forts, camps, and barracks in Texas; similar trails among the plains and Rocky Mountain military posts; a line from New York to Havana to Panama then to San Francisco; and marches in New Mexico and Arizona, including a march from Fort Yuma to Tuscon and Fort Buchanan along the Mexico-United States border. Relief shown in hachures. Scale ca. 1:12,000,000
Date:
November 1858
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Beilage zu no. 41 des herzoglich rassischen Allgemeinen Intelligenzblatts
Resolution of the passed petition by the Adelsverein to change certain statutes. The appendix to the society's statutes replacing the ones originally written in 1844 are then listed.
Date:
October 12, 1850
Creator:
Ducal Rassauian Interior Ministry Department
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Speech of Hon. Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi, on the exercise of civil power and authority by military officers; delivered in the U.S. Senate, August 5, 1850
Speech by Jefferson Davis on Monday, August 5th, 1850.
Date:
August 5, 1850
Creator:
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
General map of a survey in California in connection with examinations for railroad routes to the Pacific Ocean [Sheet 2].
Map shows possible railway routes from Fort Yuma, California to the San Francisco Bay area. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:600,000].
Date:
1855
Creator:
Williamson, R. S. (Robert Stockton), 1824-1882
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
General map of a survey in California in connection with examinations for railroad routes to the Pacific Ocean [Sheet 1].
Map shows possible railway routes from Fort Yuma, California to the San Francisco Bay area. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:600,000].
Date:
1855
Creator:
Williamson, R. S. (Robert Stockton), 1824-1882
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
From Fort Smith to the Rio Grande: From explorations and surveys.
Map shows "Cross Timbers," locations of Native American tribes, wagon trails, and proposed railroad routes. Inset: "Sketch of Rio Pecos at Anton Chico." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:950,400].
Date:
1859
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
From Fort Smith to the Rio Grande: From explorations and surveys.
Map shows "Cross Timbers," locations of Native American tribes, wagon trails, and proposed railroad routes. Inset: "Sketch of Rio Pecos at Anton Chico." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:950,400].
Date:
1859
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Geological map of the Route Explored by Capt. Jno. Pope, Corps of Topl. Engrs. Near the 32nd Parallel of North Latitude, 1854 : From the Red River to the Rio Grande.
Map shows mid-nineteenth century military posts and some towns, mining activity, and geological makeup of area along the Red River and as far west as the Rio Grande. Includes index of colors as a key to geological composition. Relief shown by shading. Scale [1:3,000,000].
Date:
1854
Creator:
Blake, William P. (William Phipps), 1826-1910
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
General profile from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Martinez, near San Francisco, California.
Map shows profile of a line through the western United States from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the Pacific Ocean near San Francisco in five continguous segments: "Waters of the Mississippi River," "Waters of the Rio Del Norte," "Waters of Mojave River," "Waters of the Gulf of California," and "Waters of the Pacific." Relief shown by profile. Scale [1:950,400]. Map published with Reports of Explorations for a Railroad Route.
Date:
1854
Creator:
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Explorations and surveys for a rail road route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean route near the 35th parallel: Map no. 2: From the Rio Grande to the Pacific Ocean.
Map shows expeditionary trails, Native American names for mountain peaks, and potential railroad routes. Includes distance in miles points along route and notes. Insets: "Sketch of Aztec Pass" and "Sketch of Campbell's Pass" [both] drawn by C. Mahon. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:950,400].
Date:
[1853..1854]
Creator:
Whipple, Amiel Weeks, 1817-1863
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Julia Beville and Alexander Archer Beville]
A tintype portrait of Julia Beville and Alexander Archer Beville. Julia, left, wears a floral printed dress which is cinched at the waist with a belt. She wears gold earrings, a ring, and two strings of pearls. Julia's right hand holds Alexander's, while in her left hand she holds a small purse. Alexander sits on the right. He wears a suit with a silk vest underneath. The hand-colored photograph is housed in a decorative leather case with a traditional brass matte. Behind the photograph, the following was written in pencil on the case: Julia Beville, 9 years old, and A. A. Beville, taken when 16 years old, in Wytheville, Va.
Date:
1857~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History