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Map of the city of Shakopee and additions, Scott County, Minnesota.
Map shows street names, roads, block and tract numbers, surveys, landowners, parks, courthouse, and levee for the city of Shakopee along the Minnesota River. Scale [ca. 1:2,400].
Date:
[1855..1875]
Creator:
A. Fuller & Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Diagram of Tallahassee Land District
Map shows panhandle of Florida and "Forbes Purchase." Includes key to symbols used on map. Scale not given.
Date:
[1855..1856]
Creator:
A. Hoen & Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Fisher & Miller's colony: Made from the records in the office of the district surveyor of Bexar: Comprising also all the recent surveys.
Map shows districts of land, by name and number with individual tract numbers, and military posts, which lie between and along the Colorado, San Saba, and Llano rivers in central Texas. Includes distances from Fort Mason to German settlements. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:266,667].
Date:
1855
Creator:
Arlitt, F. H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the western states.
Map shows mid-nineteenth century township grid, railroads, canals, roads, counties, areas of Native American habitation, mining activity, cities, towns, and notable physical features in the upper mid-western United States. Scale [ca. 1:2,500,000].
Date:
1855
Creator:
Atwood, John M., b. ca. 1818
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the western states [Accompanying Text].
Explanation and supporting information related to map that shows mid-nineteenth century township grid, railroads, canals, roads, counties, areas of Native American habitation, mining activity, cities, towns, and notable physical features in the upper mid-western United States.
Date:
1855
Creator:
Atwood, John M., b. ca. 1818
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
United States Coast Survey : Sketch I, showing the progress of the survey in section no. 9 from 1848 to 55.
Map shows Texas coast from the mouth of the Sabine River to northern tip of unlabeled Matagorda Island; Sabine Lake, Galveston Bay, Matagorda Bay, towns used for triangulation, and areas of completed mapping by sheet number and date. Inset: "Mouth of the Rio Grande. Sub-sketch showing the progress of the Survey of Rio Grande and vicinity 1853 & 1854." Includes legend. Scale [ca. 1:600,000] and [ca. 1: 400,000].
Date:
1855
Creator:
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[3 Travel Maps]
Three travel maps which are meant to accompany a text about expeditions in the area. The first map shows the north pole and northernmost parts of North America and Greenland; some exploration routes and geographic features are noted. The second map shows exploration and discoveries in the Arctic Sea area with regions and some geographic features noted. The third map is a nautical chart of the Port of Lievely with depths marked in fathoms and some relief of surrounding land marked.
Date:
1855
Creator:
Belcher, Edward, Sir, 1799-1877
Object Type:
Map
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from John Bigler, governor of California]
A letter to Governor E.M. Pease from John Bigler, governor of California.
Date:
April 20, 1855
Creator:
Bigler, John
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Post - Kanal - und Eisenbahnkarte der Vereinigten Staaten von Nord-America.
Map shows cities and towns, existing and proposed railroads, canals, and major roads for the eastern United States, and portions of Texas, "Indian," Nebraska, and "Dacota" territories. Includes: "Erklärung der Zeichen" [Explanation of signs]. Insets: "Umgebung von [environment of] St. Louis," "Umgebung von New York," "Baltimore und Washington," "Washington Dct. Cia.," "Umgebung von Philadelphia," "Umgebung von Boston," "Oregon, California und der Mormonen-staat: Deseret." Inside cover: [German language advertisements for other publications] bei John Weik. Scale not given.
Date:
1855
Creator:
Bromme, Traugott, 1802-1866
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mode of Straining Saws by Atmospheric Pressure.
Patent for the improvement of the reciprocating saw by simplifying the arrangement of cylinders, pipes, and exhaust pumps to produce the necessary vacuum, including illustration.
Date:
August 14, 1855
Creator:
Brown, A. & Coffin, Abel, Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles Buckholts to David C. Dickson, July 21, 1855]
Letter from Charles Buckholts to David C. Dickson asking Dickson to visit Galveston before the election. It says that the Galveston group was not notified of the convention in Washington.
Date:
July 21, 1855
Creator:
Buckholts, Charles
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texan Mercury. (Seguin, Tex.), Vol. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 10, 1855
Weekly newspaper from Seguin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 10, 1855
Creator:
Burke, H. T.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texan Mercury. (Seguin, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 38, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 16, 1855
Weekly newspaper from Seguin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 16, 1855
Creator:
Burke, H. T.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the United States exhibiting the several collection districts.
Map shows state and territorial boundaries, tariff collection districts, ports of entry, ports of delivery, major waterways, military posts, cities, and towns; territories of New Mexico [encompassing modern-day Arizona], Utah [encompassing modern-day Nevada and half of Colorado], Kansas [extending west of statehood boundaries], Oregon, Washington, Nebraska, Minnesota; Oklahoma/Indian Territory unlabeled. Scale [ca. 1:4,000,000].
Date:
1855
Creator:
Burr, David H., 1803-1875
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. C. Carrington to David C. Dickson - July 5, 1855]
Letter from D. C. Carrington to David C. Dickson describing a political event in Centerville. Col. Durant spoke against the American Party and Dickson; Col. Thomas Blake then defended the American Party.
Date:
July 5, 1855
Creator:
Carrington, D. C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from B. H. Carter to David C. Dickson - July 4, 1855]
Letter from B. H. Carter to David C. Dickson where Carter provides political advice when Dickson was running against Johnson.
Date:
July 4, 1855
Creator:
Carter, B. H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from B. H. Carter to David C. Dickson, July 11, 1855]
Letter from B. H. Carter to David C. Dickson providing political advice when Dickson was running against Johnson.
Date:
July 11, 1855
Creator:
Carter, B. H.
Object Type:
Letter
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
Nacogdoches Chronicle. (Nacogdoches, Tex.), Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 3, 1855
Weekly newspaper from Nacogdoches, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 3, 1855
Creator:
Cave, E. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wisconsin : a sectional map with the most recent surveys.
Map shows railroads, plank roads, mines, township grid, cities and towns, counties, lakes, marshes, rivers, whitewater areas, portage points, Menomonee [Menominee] Native American reservation, and military posts and reservations. Scale [1:633,600].
Date:
1855
Creator:
Chapman, Silas
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from B. Chosltan to David C. Dickson - August 3, 1855]
Letter from B. Chosltan to David C. Dickson about the gubernatorial election. Chosltan wants to know if Dickson will be a candidate for the race, because this will affect his political decisions very soon.
Date:
August 3, 1855
Creator:
Chosltan, B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jefferson Herald. (Jefferson, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 28, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 29, 1855
Weekly newspaper from Jefferson, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date:
May 29, 1855
Creator:
Clark, Frank H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Colton's railroad & township map of the state of Ohio.
Map shows mid-nineteenth century Ohio railroads, canals, post roads, counties, township grid, and notable physical features; limestone and conglomerate geological formations across the state. Includes illustration, table, "Census of the state of Ohio," and references. Scale [ca. 1:760,000].
Date:
1855
Creator:
Colton, G. Woolworth (George Woolworth), 1827-1901
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas
A color coded map of Texas from the year 1855.
Date:
1855
Creator:
Colton, J. H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History