Commercial Map of the United States, Canada and Mexico

This map shows the United States and surrounding areas including an inset in the lower left corner titled "The Railway System of Mexico." There are several different regions shaded in different colors. States are outlined with dotted lines and labeled. Major cities are noted on the map. Shipping routes over land and sea are marked in red; rivers and other bodies of water are marked in blue. Other geographic features are also marked with relief shown by hachures. On the back of the map are two pages of text labeled "Commercial Geography" with information about routes of commerce throughout the United States. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Date: 1883
Creator: Hinman, Russell
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Parts of Indian Territory, Kansas and Texas

Map shows Fort Dodge, Kansas at top center, township grid, "old" Cherokee Strip boundaries, northeastern portion of Texas panhandle, and some settlements. Includes notes on vegetation and topography. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [1:483,000].
Date: 1883
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Geological Map of the Eureka District, Nev.

Map shows geology in Eureka and portions of White Pine counties in Nevada. Town of Eureka, mines, ranches, mills, trails, and roads are indicated. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Scale [1:86,400].
Date: 1883
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas.

Map shows counties, towns, railroads, areas of Native American habitation. Oklahoma panhandle is shown as "public lands." Inset: [Map of Texas Panhandle]; inset on verso: [Map of Indian Territory panhandle]. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,085,000].
Date: 1883
Creator: Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the south west railway system: Missouri Pacific Ry. Central Branch U.P.R.R., Missouri Kansas & Texas Ry., Texas and Pacific Ry., St. Louis, Iron Mount & Southern Ry., International and Great Northern Ry. and their connections.

Map shows railroad routes for northern Mexico and all but the northern most edge of the United States with emphasis on lines from the midwest through Texas to California. Steamship routes in the Gulf of Mexico, and the "Dakota" and "Indian" territories are also depicted. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1883
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sketch showing the progress of the Survey in section no. IX from 1848 to 1883.

Map shows towns used in triangulation measurements along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas from Vermillion Bay to the mouth of the Rio Grande. Scale [ca. 1:600,000].
Date: 1883
Creator: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
System: The Portal to Texas History

Southwestern New Mexico.

Map shows towns, railroads, roads, water sources, military posts, and prospector's camps. Includes manuscript notes and tracings written/drawn in red ink and pencil. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:468,000].
Date: 1883
Creator: United States Army Office of the Chief of Engineers
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the states of California and Nevada.

Map shows late nineteenth century California and Nevada railroads, roads, mines and mineral resources, military posts, township grid, land districts, counties, major cities, towns, and Native American reservations. Inset: [Elevation above the sea of some of the principal mountains in California and Nevada]. Includes legend and keys to judicial and land districts. Relief shown by hachures, spot heights, and profile diagram. Scale [1:1,140,480].
Date: 1883
Creator: Gibbes, Charles Drayton.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map showing the land grants of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern and Little Rock & Fort Smith Railways in Arkansas

Map shows Arkansas counties, railroads, railroad land grants, cities, and towns during the late nineteenth century. Includes text. Date range of map determined from changes in county names and boundaries. Scale not given.
Date: [1883..1885]
Creator: Iron Mountain Railway
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plot of Fort Marcy Military Reservation, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Map shows late nineteenth century Fort Marcy street names, buildings, and lot measurements. Adjacent properties are also outlined. Includes legend to buildings and type of construction. Cadastral map. Scale [1:1200].
Date: [1883..1903]
Creator: Zimmerman, J. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wyoming

Map of existing and projected railroads, stagecoach lines and stations, telegraph lines, roads, counties, mining districts, military outposts, Indian reservations, buildings and owners, and Yellowstone National Park. Includes legend: "references" to settlements and lines. Relief shown by hachures and form lines. Scale 1:1,013,760
Date: 1883
Creator: G.L. Holt
System: The Portal to Texas History

Indiana.

Map shows late nineteenth century Indiana railroads, counties, cities, towns, and rivers. Scale [ca. 1:1,816,000].
Date: [1883..1889]
Creator: Folger, L. B. (Lewis B.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

General map of the United States.

Map shows railroads, travel routes on the Great Lakes, state and territorial boundaries, major cities, towns, military posts, notable physical features, "Dakota Territory," and "Indian Territory." Distance between New Orleans and Cuba is also indicated. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:8,448,000].
Date: [1883..1885]
Creator: Bartholomew, John, 1831-1893
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colorado.

Map shows counties, railroads, military posts, cities, towns, and notable geographic features. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,317,000].
Date: [1883..1885]
Creator: Folger, L. B. (Lewis B.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

General chart of the coast no. XVI : Gulf Coast from Galveston to the Rio Grande.

Map shows late nineteenth century Gulf of Mexico coastal detail from Galveston to the Rio Grande. Includes information on light houses, light vessel, buoys, soundings, and tides. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:400,000].
Date: 1883
Creator: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
System: The Portal to Texas History

General map of the United States.

Map shows railroads, travel routes on the Great Lakes, state and territorial boundaries, major cities, towns, military posts, notable physical features, "Dakota Territory," and "Indian Territory." Distance between New Orleans and Cuba is also indicated. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:8,448,000].
Date: [1883..1885]
Creator: Bartholomew, John, 1831-1893
System: The Portal to Texas History

Alabama.

Map shows late nineteenth century Alabama railroads, counties, cities, towns, and rivers. Scale [ca. 1:1,990,000].
Date: [1883..1889]
Creator: Folger, L. B. (Lewis B.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana.

Map shows late nineteenth century railroads, counties, cities, towns, military posts, swamps, lakes and rivers in Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,670,000].
Date: 1883
Creator: Fisk & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maps of Kansas and Nebraska]

Maps show late nineteenth century Kansas and Nebraska [on verso] counties, towns, military reservations, and railroads. Includes population and area statistics. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1883..1884]
Creator: Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
System: The Portal to Texas History

State of Florida [Sheet 2].

Map shows the geography, county lines, and settlements in late nineteenth century southern Florida. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:760,320].
Date: 1883
Creator: United States. General Land Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maps of Washington and Oregon]

Map shows railroads, counties, roads, military posts, towns, and Native American reservations in late nineteenth century Washington Territory immediately before statehood. Includes area and population statistics, distances between towns on railroad routes. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,250,000].
Date: [1883..1887]
Creator: Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
System: The Portal to Texas History

North America.

Map shows major cities and military posts, provincial boundaries for Dominion of Canada; United States state boundaries, Dakota [territory], and Indian Territory; political boundaries for Central America; West Indies. Includes population and area statistics. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scales [ca. 1:24,700,000] and [ca. 1:16,900,000].
Date: 1883
Creator: Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map showing the boulevards and park system and twelve miles of lake frontage of the City of Chicago.

Map shows radial lines at 1-mile intervals, lighthouse locations in the outer harbor of Lake Michigan, parks, railroads, and railway stations. Includes index. Scale [ca. 1:33,500].
Date: 1883
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

Opperman's map of the Middle Oil Field, 1883.

Map shows petroleum exploration activity and oil fields for Warren, Forest, Clarion, and portions of adjacent Pennsylvania counties; landowners, property tracts, tract numbers, drilling and well locations, roads, railroads, and towns. Includes explanation. Scale [ca. 1:75,400].
Date: 1883
Creator: Opperman, J.
System: The Portal to Texas History