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Living Made Easy: Duelling Apparatus for Gentlemen of Weak Nerves

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The focal point of the print shows a man inside an apparatus that assists the firing of his gun. Two men behind a tree pull on a string.
Date: 1830
Creator: McLean, Thomas
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Couseuse, The First Sewing Machine

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Date: 1830
Creator: Thimonnier, Barthelemy
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

The World on a Globular Projection

This sheet includes a map of the northern and southern hemispheres shown as connected circles. The continents are shaded in colors and labeled including some countries, cities, and bodies of water. At the bottom of the page is "A Chart, exhibiting the progress of Christianity from the birth of our Saviour to the present time" broken down by continents.
Date: October 13, 1830
Creator: D.F. Robinson & Co. (Hartford, Conn.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Grande fantaisie et variations sur les motifs de La muette de Portici, de D.F.E. Auber: composées pour le violon avec accomp d'orchestre ou piano

None
Date: 1830~
Creator: Lafont, Charles Philippe, 1781-1839
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Poem about General Bertrand, September 26, 1830] (open access)

[Poem about General Bertrand, September 26, 1830]

Poem about General Bertrand written by Cath.
Date: September 26, 1830
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Poem
System: The Portal to Texas History

America.

Map shows early nineteenth century cities, political boundaries, and known geography of North America, South America, and parts of Oceania and Europe. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1830
Creator: Gardner, W. R.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

United States.

Map shows state boundaries, territories, cities of the United States as it appeared during the early nineteenth century. A large section of Mexico [including present-day California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas] is also shown. Includes table showing the distance from Washington to other states, and table showing the extent of the United States. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:11,300,000].
Date: 1830
Creator: Boynton, George W., d. 1884
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pap boat

Porcelain pap boat with blue willow transferprinted design
Date: 1830~/1860~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Peter Parley's Geography for Children: with nine maps and seventy-five engravings.

Front cover of a children's geography book.
Date: 1830~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History
“Cotton Book 1830” (open access)

“Cotton Book 1830”

Cotton factors journal; records cotton bale weights before and after drying
Date: 1830
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Nuovo Mappa-Mondo fisico sulla projezione di Mercatore, indicante le nuove scoperte fatte al Polo dal Cap. Parry, dell' incisore Stucchi, 1830.

Map shows indigenous peoples, major cities, physical features, continental boundaries and a boundary line for the islands comprising Oceania. Inset: "Elevazione delle principali montagne della Terra disegnata dietro le opere di Humboldt" [Elevation of the main mountains of the earth based on the works of Humboldt]. Relief shown pictorially and by profile in inset. Scale not given.
Date: 1830
Creator: Stucchi, Stanislao, b. ca. 1780
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico, Guatemala, and the West Indies.

Map shows early nineteenth century boundaries of Mexico extending north along the Pacific coast. Mexican provinces and major towns are indicated. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:14,482,000].
Date: 1830?/1839?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Middle and part of the southern states.

Map shows county boundaries, major towns, and notable physical features for New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and a portion of Virginia; the Erie Canal. Includes explanation of population. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1830
Creator: D.F. Robinson & Co. (Hartford, Conn.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Middle and part of the southern states.

Map shows county boundaries, major towns, and notable physical features for New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and a portion of Virginia; the Erie Canal. Includes explanation of population. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1830
Creator: D.F. Robinson & Co. (Hartford, Conn.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Amérique du Nord.

Map shows political divisions and major cities for North America including the Greenland, the West Indies, and Central America; areas of Native American habitation; former Mexican state of Texas as "Repúblique Fredonia," Missouri, Arkansas and Columbia territories as western portion of the United States; [modern day] Alaska as "Russie Amerique." Inset: "Supplément de la partie nord-ouest de l'Amérique du Nord." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1830
Creator: Dufour, A.-H. (Auguste-Henri), 1798-1865
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

The tourist's map of the State of New York : compiled from the latest authorities [Accompanying Text].

Explanation and supporting information related to map that shows early nineteenth century New York counties, towns, canals, lakes, and roads.
Date: 1830
Creator: Williams, William, 1787-1850
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Austin with Map] (open access)

[Letter from Austin with Map]

Hand-written instructions concerning land surveys along the coast, signed by S. F. Austin. He mentions Duke, Nelms, and [Rales]. On the reverse, a map of the land survey is sketched with notes about dimensions. In the digital version, the first page is included twice - the second time a hand-written transcription of the letter is pictured beneath the original.
Date: November 1, 1830
Creator: Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Manuel de Mier y Terán, Commandant General, to Ramón Músquiz, Political Chief of Dept. of Béxar] (open access)

Manuel de Mier y Terán, Commandant General, to Ramón Músquiz, Political Chief of Dept. of Béxar]

Acknowledging Músquiz' communication of 11/16/1830 and enclosing a copy of a Matamoros newspaper informing that Zavala had sold his colonization contract. Newspaper not found here.
Date: December 18, 1830
Creator: Mier y Terán, Manuel de
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lorenzo de Zavala’s empresario contract] (open access)

[Lorenzo de Zavala’s empresario contract]

Terms and conditions of Lorenzo de Zavala's impresario contract. This copy dated 5/22/1830.
Date: May 22, 1830
Creator: Zavala, Lorenzo de, 1788-1836
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Enriquez Garcia to the Laredo Alcalde, March 24, 1830] (open access)

[Letter from Enriquez Garcia to the Laredo Alcalde, March 24, 1830]

Request from Enriquez Garcia to the Laredo alcalde for portion #5 of grazing land in the upper part of the river. The second page contains the response from the alcalde with regard to Garcia's request.
Date: 1830-03~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Official Document from the Laredo Alcalde] (open access)

[Official Document from the Laredo Alcalde]

Statement from the Laredo alcalde to be admitted into the records. According to the document José de Jesús Benavides is granted title of ownership to room bought at public auction from the estate of María Josefa Garcia, Francisco Vidaurri and Guadalupe Vidaurri.
Date: 1830-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rafael Delgado to the Laredo Alcalde, May 30, 1835] (open access)

[Letter from Rafael Delgado to the Laredo Alcalde, May 30, 1835]

Letter from Rafael Delgaldo to the Laredo alcalde with a decision regarding the goods imported by Santiago Grant.
Date: 1830-05~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Seven Letters to Electors for the Election] (open access)

[Seven Letters to Electors for the Election]

Letters from the Laredo alcalde to each of the seven electors appointed for the following election. Appointed electors include: Basilio Benavides, Manuel de los Santos Coy, José Francisco de la Garza, José María González, Juan José Treviño, Manuel Sánchez, and José Lázaro Benavides.
Date: 1830-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Marcos Ramos to Ildefonso Ramón, April 10, 1830] (open access)

[Letter from Marcos Ramos to Ildefonso Ramón, April 10, 1830]

Letter from Marcos Ramos to Ildefonso Ramón wanting confirmation of the ownership of tract of land from arroyo del Palo Blanco to the arroyo called las Estacas. According to the text this land was originally granted by the Conde de la Sierra Gorda.
Date: 1830-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History