Resource Type

Central America.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century geography, cities, towns, and political divisions of Central America. Illustrations: Belize, Volcano of Isalco, Great Square of the Antigua, Guatemala. Scale [ca.1:3,800,000].
Date: 1850
Creator: Rapkin, J.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

North America.

Map shows Russian America [Alaska], British Territory, Greenland, the United States, Mexico, "Guatimala," and the "West India Islands" and areas of native inhabitants. Texas is shown without panhandle area. Includes illustrations: "Esquimaux dog-sledge," "Mounta Hekla," "Beavers," "Falls of Niagara," "Convoy of diamonds," "Ancient monument," "Mexico," "North American Indians," "Wapiti Deer," and "Cossacks." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:35,000,000].
Date: [1850..1854]
Creator: Rapkin, J.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Western Hemisphere.

Map shows cities and major political boundaries on the continents of North America, South America, Oceania, and the "Bhering Sea" between Asia and "Russian America." Includes illustrations of people and animals in twelve circular vignettes surrounding the map. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1850..1854]
Creator: Rapkin, J.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

North America Sheet XV: Utah, New Mexico, Texas, California, &c. and the northern states of Mexico.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century western territories of the United States and northern Mexico. Areas of Native American occupancy are shown. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:7,500,000].
Date: 1852
Creator: Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

North America, Sheet XIII : Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama & Florida.

Map shows geography, cities, towns and state borders in parts of mid-nineteenth century Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. Scale not given.
Date: 1853
Creator: J. & C. Walker (Firm)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colton's Mexico.

Map shows cities and towns, Mexican states; New Mexico north of Arizona; proposed railroad and canal across Isthmus of Tehauntepec. Includes notes. Inset: "Territory and Isthmus of Tehuantepec." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:8,400,000].
Date: 1854
Creator: Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

The United States of North America: Pacific states.

Map shows major roads, western states of Washington and Oregon reaching to Nebraska, California adjacent to Utah and New Mexico. Includes notes. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Scale not given.
Date: 1859
Creator: Lowry, Joseph Wilson, 1803-1879
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

United States of North America: (Eastern & Central)

Map shows Russian America, British America, Greenland, United States, West Indies, Mexico, and Central America. Areas of Native American habitation are noted. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1856..1863]
Creator: Ettling, Theodor, b. 1823
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

United States of North America (Eastern & Central), south eastern sheet

Map shows known geography in mid-nineteenth century southeastern United States. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1855..1863]
Creator: Ettling, Theodor, 1823-
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

United States of North America (Eastern & Central) [Sheet 6]

Map shows mid-nineteenth century New Mexico, Texas, and "Indian Territory" [Oklahoma]. Cities, towns, railway lines, roads, and locations of Native American tribes are noted. No scale is indicated.
Date: 1856
Creator: Ettling, Theodor, b. 1823
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

United States of North America: (Eastern & Central) [Sheet 1].

Map shows Russian America, British America, Greenland, United States, West Indies, Mexico, and Central America; areas of Native American habitation. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given. Scale not given.
Date: [1856..1863]
Creator: Ettling, Theodor, b. 1823
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

United States of North America : (Eastern & Central) [Sheet 2].

Map shows Russian America, British America, Greenland, United States, West Indies, Mexico, and Central America; areas of Native American habitation. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given. Scale not given.
Date: [1856..1863]
Creator: Ettling, Theodor, b. 1823
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map of the United States, Mexico, and Central America showing the limit of frontier stations]

Map shows the extent of mid-nineteenth century military outposts just west of the Mississippi River, the route of the Rifle Regiment [the Oregon Expedition] in 1849, roads, ocean, and river routes. U.S. Boundaries with British possessions and Mexico are highlighted. Transportation lines are depicted in red and blue, frontier stations in red, and boundaries in yellow. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1850..1853]
Creator: Duval, Peter S., 1804 or 5-1886
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the United States and their territories between the Mississippi and the Pacific Ocean and part of Mexico.

Map shows United States west of the Mississippi River and northern Mexico; military outposts, water resources, treaty boundaries, and western U.S. territories of Washington, Oregon, Nebraska, Minnesota, Utah, Kansas, and New Mexico [Oklahoma/Indian Territory unlabeled]. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:6,000,000].
Date: 1858
Creator: Jekyll, Thomas
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Topographical map of the road from Fort Smith Arks. to Santa Fe, N.M. and from Donna Anna N.M. to Fort Smith.

Map shows two routes taken across West Texas from Fort Smith, Arkansas to Santa Fe, New Mexico; settlements, camp locations, landmarks, vegetation, and areas of Native American habitation. Includes notes. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:250,000].
Date: 1850
Creator: Marcy, Randolph Barnes, 1812-1887
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

États-Unis et Canada.

Map shows major cities, areas of Indian habitation, states and "Dacota" [Territory], Indian Territory, New Mexico territory inclusive of Arizona and the tip of modern-day Nevada; Nebraska territory engulfs most of modern-day Montana and Wyoming; Washington territory includes all of modern-day Idaho; upper and lower Canada. Texas is shown to not extend west of the Pecos River. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1859..1863]
Creator: Delamarche
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

United States, North America.

Map shows states and western territories of the continental United States with unusual boundary lines; "Minnisota" extending to the Missouri River, Nebraska [territory] extending to Oregon Territory, Indian Territory extending north to the Kansas River, New Mexico inclusive of [modern-day] Arizona, Utah inclusive of [modern-day] Nevada, El Paso west of the Rio Grande del Norte, and Mexico extending north to the Gila River. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale not given.
Date: [1854..1861]
Creator: Swanston, George H.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colton's Territories of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah.

Map shows southern boundary of Nevada along 37th line of latitude, eastern boundary of Idaho at the 104th line of latitude; mining activity, Pony Express Express and mail routes, expenditionary routes, proposed railroad routes, areas of Indian habitation, counties, and major cities. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:4,400,000].
Date: 1855
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Amérique.

Map shows major cities and areas of Indian habitation for Greenland, New Britain, the United States, the islands of the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, and Russian America [Alaska]. Inset: [Map of the Aleutian Islands]. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1850..1870]
Creator: Delamarche
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

North America (south sheet).

Map shows southern half of the United States, Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America; unusual boundaries for western U.S. territories of Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona, with Nebraska and Kansas territories. Map comes from The Dispatch Atlas. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1855..1863]
Creator: Ettling, Theodor, b. 1823
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carte de L'Europe: depuis la mort de Charlemagne jusqu'a la fin des croisades.

Map shows the extent of various kingdoms and empires in Europe, the Middle East, and northern Africa from the time of the death of Charlemagne until the end of the Crusades. Includes names of rulers and dates of their reign. Inset: Seigneurie de Karak (Petra) [or Map of the Kingdom of Jerusalem]. Scale not given.
Date: [1850..1870]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Europe en 1815.

Map shows extent of the French, Austrian, Russian, and Ottoman Empires at the end of the reign of Emperor Napoleon I. Insets: "Théâtre des deux invasions" [Theatre of the two invasions], "Théâtre des guerres de Vendée" [Theatre of war in Vendee], and "Bassin du Pô" [Po River Basin]. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1850..1870]
Creator: Delamarche, Alexandre, 1815-1884
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carte de l'Egypte et de la Palestine jusqu'au temps de Moïse.

Map shows the extent of Egypt during the times of Moses, David, and Solomon, of the area in the Middle East ruled by Hebrew kings David and Solomon; the route of the Hebrews - led by Moses - from out of Egypt and through the desert; cities along the extent the Nile River through Egypt and Ethiopia. Includes notes and landmarks. Inset: "Ethiopie au dessus de l'Egypte" [Ethiopia at the top of Egypt]. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1850..1870]
Creator: Delamarche
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carte de l'Empire Romain depuis l'avènement d'Auguste jusqu'au traité de paix entre l'Empereur Diocletìen et le roi Sassanide Narsès 31 av J.C. 297 ap.

Map shows the Roman Empire from the time of Caesar Augustus until the time of the peace between Emperor Diocletien and King Sassinides Narsès. Includes legend. Scale not given.
Date: [1850..1870]
Creator: Delamarche, Charles François, 1740-1817
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History