Resource Type

Political Map of North America.

This map shows North America and the surrounding areas. The United States (including Alaska) and Mexico are shaded in pink, and Canada (British America) is shaded in purple. Major cities are labeled (and most are marked with a red 'x'); bodies of water and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). There is an inset in the bottom left corner shows the state of Ohio next to a scale block of 40,000 sq. miles. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. There is text on the back of the map including a section titled "Physical United States" and a section titled "Description" with questions about geography. The title at the top of the page is "Physical United States: Questions on the Map. -- Position, Area, and Surface."
Date: 1885
Creator: Harper & Brothers
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map to Illustrate War with Mexico

This sheet contains two principal maps and a series of ancillary maps. The left half of the page contains a "Map to Illustrate War With Mexico" which uses colors to shade the areas delineating Mexico, the United States, and the territory acquired from Mexico by the United States. U.S. states are also outlined and labeled. Major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). There are two insets in the lower left corner titles "Vicinity of Matamoras" and "Route of Gen. Scott between Vera Cruz and Mexico." The right half of the page contains a "Map to Illustrate the War of 1812-1814" (top portion) as well as "Wars Against Indians 1790 and 1811" (centered within the bottom portion). There are also five ancillary maps around central map titled "Vicinity of Detroit," "Niagara River and Vicinity," "Vicinity of Plattsburg," "Southern Region of the War 1812-14." and "Vicinity of Baltimore" which seem to pertain to the top map of the War of 1812. Each of the maps is shaded in various colors to separate different regions and has cities, bodies of water, and geographic features marked. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington
Date: 1885
Creator: A. S. Barnes & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Photo Relief Map of North America

This photo relief map shows North and Central America and the surrounding areas. Blue outlining marks countries, roads, and bodies of water. States, territories, and provinces throughout the continent are marked in dotted lines and labeled. Geographic features are marked with relief shown by spot heights and shading. A note in the lower left corner says, "Heights are given in Feet above Sea Level."
Date: 1885
Creator: Brion, Henry F. & McClure, Edmond
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the Texas & Pacific Railway and connections.

Map shows railroad connections across the United States and into Mexico, steamship routes in the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea. Oklahoma is shown as "Indian Territory." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1889..1890]
Creator: Texas & Pacific Railway
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexique.

Map shows late nineteenth century geography, cities, and towns in Mexico, most of Texas, and southern portions of border states from Louisiana to California. Insets: "Yucatan" and "Iles Revilla Gigedo." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:5,000,000].
Date: 1884
Creator: Dumas-Vorxet, Ed. (Eduard)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map of northeastern Tamaulipas].

Map shows towns, villages, railroads, and physical features between the Rio Bravo [Rio Grande] and the Rio San Fernando in the Northeastern portion of Tamaulipas; names of landowners. Includes references. Scale not given.
Date: [1885..1905]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico.

Map shows Mexican state boundaries, cities and towns, roads, and railroads. Includes index and text. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:6,471,000].
Date: [1880..1900]
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico.

Map shows existing and incomplete railroads; shipping routes in the Pacific and in the Gulf of Mexico; state boundaries, cities, and towns. Inset: [map of the Yucatán Peninsula]. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:9,220,000].
Date: [1880..1900]
Creator: Fisk & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico.

Map shows existing and incomplete railroads; shipping routes in the Pacific and in the Gulf of Mexico; boundaries for Mexican states, cities, and towns. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:9,220,000].
Date: [1880..1900]
Creator: Fisk & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico.

Map shows existing and incomplete railroads; shipping routes in the Pacific and in the Gulf of Mexico; state boundaries, cities, and towns. Inset: [map of the Yucatán Peninsula]. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:9,220,000].
Date: [1880..1900]
Creator: Fisk & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies.

Map shows political divisions, cities, towns, villages, existing and under-construction railroads, ports, islands, rivers, and lakes; coastline of the Gulf of Mexico. Includes explanation and table listing landings of Christopher Columbus. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:6,019,200].
Date: 1884
Creator: Sherman, Roger
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Rand McNally & Co.'s Mexico.

Map shows late nineteenth century railroads in Mexico, Texas and parts of the southern United States. Relief shown by hachures and form lines. Scale [ca. 1:6,336,000].
Date: 1889
Creator: Rand McNally and Company.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sonora.

Map shows late nineteenth century state boundaries, railroads, major roads, mines, cities, villages, and haciendas. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,200,000].
Date: 1884
Creator: Garcia Cubas, Antonio
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Chihuahua.

Map shows late nineteenth century state boundaries, railroads, major roads, mines, cities, villages, and haciendas. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,200,000].
Date: 1884
Creator: Garcia Cubas, Antonio
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Coahuila.

Map shows late nineteenth century state boundaries, railroads, major roads, mines, cities, villages, and haciendas. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,200,000].
Date: 1885
Creator: Garcia Cubas, Antonio
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Nuevo Leon.

Map shows late nineteenth century state boundaries, railroads, major roads, mines, cities, villages, and haciendas. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,200,000].
Date: 1884
Creator: Garcia Cubas, Antonio
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tamaulipas.

Map shows late nineteenth century state boundaries, railroads, major roads, mines, cities, villages, and haciendas. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,200,000].
Date: 1884
Creator: Garcia Cubas, Antonio
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Veracruz.

Map shows late nineteenth century state boundaries, railroads, major roads, mines, cities, villages, and haciendas. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,200,000].
Date: 1885
Creator: Garcia Cubas, Antonio
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tabasco.

Map shows late nineteenth century state boundaries, railroads, major roads, mines, cities, villages, and haciendas. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,200,000].
Date: 1884
Creator: Garcia Cubas, Antonio
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Campeche.

Map shows late nineteenth century state boundaries, railroads, major roads, mines, cities, villages, and haciendas. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,200,000].
Date: 1884
Creator: Garcia Cubas, Antonio
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Yucatan.

Map shows late nineteenth century state boundaries, railroads, major roads, mines, cities, villages, and haciendas. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,200,000].
Date: 1884
Creator: Garcia Cubas, Antonio
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sinaloa.

Map shows late nineteenth century state boundaries, railroads, major roads, mines, cities, villages, and haciendas. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,200,000].
Date: 1884
Creator: Garcia Cubas, Antonio
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Jalisco.

Map shows late nineteenth century state boundaries, railroads, major roads, mines, cities, villages, and haciendas. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,200,000].
Date: 1885
Creator: Garcia Cubas, Antonio
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colima.

Map shows late nineteenth century state boundaries, railroads, major roads, mines, cities, villages, and haciendas. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,200,000].
Date: 1884
Creator: Garcia Cubas, Antonio
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History