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Map of the state of Texas engraved to illustrate Mitchell's school and family geography.
Map shows ounties, cities, military posts, railroads, areas of Native American habitation, some roads including "Overland Mail Route," springs, notable geographic features. Counties, cities, railroads and mining activity are indicated on verso. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:4,910,000].
Date:
1858
Creator:
Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the south central states.
Map shows military posts, railroads, cities and towns in Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, "Indian Territory," and Louisiana, and public lands. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:6,336,000].
Date:
[1856..1860]
Creator:
Steinwehr, A. von (Adolph), 1822-1877
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
West Indies.
Map shows the Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Bahamas, and the "Caribbee Isles." Relief indicated by hachures. Scale not given.
Date:
[1855..1861]
Creator:
Dower, John James, b. 1825
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
California [and] Texas.
Map shows mid-nineteenth century geography, counties, cities, and Native American habitation in California and Texas. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:5,632,000] and [ca. 1:6,336,000]. Map comes from Cornell's High School Geography by Sophia S. Cornell.
Date:
1856
Creator:
Wells, E.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reconnoissance of Sabine Pass.
Map shows the mouth of the Sabine River in Texas at the Gulf of Mexico and indicates navigation hazards. Includes sailing directions. Depths shown by soundings. Scale: [1:40,000].
Date:
1853
Creator:
United States Coast Survey
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mexico, California and Texas.
Map shows mid-nineteenth century geography, cities, towns and political boundaries in Mexico and the southwestern United States. Includes illustrations: "Gold Washing," "Mexican peasantry," and "Ruins at Uxmal, Yucatan." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:14,000,000]. Map appeared in The Illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World published by John Tallis and Company.
Date:
1851
Creator:
Rapkin, J.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas: Engraved Expressly for the World in Miniature.
Map shows mid-nineteenth century Texas counties, towns, roads, military posts, ferries, mining activity, and railroads east of the 100th meridian. Includes legend. Scale [ca. 1:3,072,000].
Date:
[1858..1860]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Confederazione Messicana.
Map shows shows geography, cities, and towns in mid-nineteenth century Central America, the Gulf Coast and the United States west of the Mississippi River. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:21,723,428].
Date:
[1850..1854]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the United States.
Map shows cities, areas of Native American habitation for the United States, Mexico, Central America and part of the West Indies; jagged U.S.-Mexico border, western U.S. territories of Oregon, Utah, Nebraska, New Mexico, Kansas, and Minnesota, and "Indian Territory"; forts, canals, major roads, mines, and railroads. Includes explanation and illustrations. Inset: [Portrait of George] "Washington" and "Capitol at Washington." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:7,603,000].
Date:
1855
Creator:
Case, Tiffany & Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the surveyed portions of Oregon Territory.
Map shows mid-nineteenth century township grid, roads, named prairies, cities and towns along the Willamette River Valley in Oregon Territory. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:190080].
Date:
1852
Creator:
Preston, Jno. B. (John B.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
General profile of the Union Pacific Railway, E.D. or Kansas Pacific Rail Road from St. Louis to San Francisco
Map shows elevations along the 35th parallel at specific points between St. Louis and San Francisco. Relief shown by profile. Scale [ca. 1:2,534,000].
Date:
[1855..1875]
Creator:
Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Preliminary chart of the entrance to Matagorda Bay, Texas from a trigonometrical survey.
Map shows coastline details for Matagorda Bay and Lavaca Bay; towns, islands, lighthouses, shipwrecks, structures, and beacons. Includes notes on light houses, tides, soundings, and bottoms. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [1:40,000], [1:200,000] and [1:40,000].
Date:
1857
Creator:
Schulz, Wm. P.
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
Map of America, 1856
Map shows cities, physical features, political boundaries for North and South America, the West Indies, Pacific Islands, and New Zealand; "North boundary of the United States" between United States and Canada, border between Mexico and the United States appears to that prior to Gadsden Treaty. Includes notes. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date:
1856
Creator:
Wyld, James, 1812-1887
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Geologic map, no. 2 : Rio Colorado of the West.
Map shows routes of exploration, area of Native American habitation, settlements, geographical features across the territory of New Mexico; camps and astronomical stations. Includes geological key. Relief shown by shading and hachures. Scale [1:760,320].
Date:
1858
Creator:
Newberry, J. S. (John Strong), 1822-1892
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of public surveys in California.
Map shows mid-nineteenth century California township grid, existing towns, lakes, marshlands, springs, and Native American villages. Includes "description of private grants finally confirmed," and explanation. Scale [1:1,140,480].
Date:
1856
Creator:
United States Surveyor General.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the State of Florida : showing the progress of the surveys, accompanying annual report of the Surveyor General for 1856.
Map shows mid-nineteenth century Florida township grid, swamps, prairies, military posts, major roads, cities, towns, and notable physical features; Atlantic and Gulf coast detail and "Indian hunting grounds." Includes references. Scale [ca. 1:760,320].
Date:
1856
Creator:
United States Surveyor General
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A township map of the state of Iowa.
Map shows existing and proposed railroads, township grid, counties, post offices, roads; areas of Indian habitation in adjacent Nebraska Territory; counties, railroads, roads, and towns for adjacent states of Missouri, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Includes explanation and advertisement for Henn, Willams & Co. Also shows railroads, complete and proposed. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:775,000].
Date:
1855
Creator:
Henn, Williams & Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chapman's sectional map of the state of Iowa : Compiled from the United States Surveys and other authentic sources.
Map shows mid-nineteenth century Iowa township grid, towns, counties, railroads, existing and "contemplated" roads. Scale not given.
Date:
1856
Creator:
Reid, James A.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chapman's sectional map of the state of Iowa : Compiled from the United States Surveys and other authentic sources [Sheet 2]
Image shows a list of "surveys and other authentic sources" accompanying the 1856 map of Iowa printed by S. Chapman.
Date:
1856
Creator:
Reid, James A.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Iowa showing routes of proposed rail roads & c, 1852.
Map shows mid-nineteenth century Iowa township grid, counties, existing towns, existing and proposed railroads, military posts, and existing and proposed roads; Iowa state boundaries; watershed and travel routes for adjacent states and territory, Area west of Iowa is labeled "Indian Territory." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date:
1852
Creator:
Cook & Sargent
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Richardson's new map of the state of Texas, including part of Mexico : Compiled from government surveys and other authentic documents.
Map shows major cities and towns, counties, notable geographic features, railroads, major roads, areas of Native American habitation, military posts, and battlefields. Includes notes, explanation, and list of "Railroads, etc., in Texas." Inset: Map showing the proposed route of the Aransas railroad (and its) connections with the eastern roads. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:3,000,000].
Date:
1859
Creator:
Desilver, Charles
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Military map of Nebraska and Dakota [Sheet 2].
Map shows areas of military posts, trading posts, settlements, Native American habitation, and physical features in Nebraska Territory, Dakota Territory, Minnesota, and northern portions of Kansas. Includes notes and routes of explorers or survey parties. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:1,200,000].
Date:
1857
Creator:
Warren, G. K. (Gouverneur Kemble), 1830-1882
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map showing the extent of surveys in the territory of Utah.
Map shows township grid, towns, trails, military reservations, and areas of Indian habitation. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. l:300,000].
Date:
1856
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History