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Johnson's Mexico.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Mexico states, major cities, roads and a proposed railroad across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Inset: "Territory and Isthmus of Tehuantepec." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:8,389,700].
Date: 1863
Creator: A. J. Johnson & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Texas with Parts of the Adjoining States.

Map of Texas and parts of Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma (Indian Territory), showing land grants, property lines, and ownership. The map also includes towns, forts, rivers, creeks, and areas of elevations. Includes notes on various geological features as well as a note written and signed by the General Land Office Commissioner, complete with an official General Land Office seal. Relief shown in hachures.
Date: 1837
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas, Part of New Mexico &c.

Atlas map of Texas and New Mexico as well as parts of Oklahoma (Indian Territory), northern Mexico, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Shows counties, towns, military posts, areas of American Indian habitation, American Indian reservations, roads, railroads, and geological features.
Date: 1856
Creator: Bartholomew, J.
System: The Portal to Texas History

United States, southern section

Map shows cities, railroads, in the southeastern portion of the United States including most of Kansas, Indian Territory, and eastern portion of Texas during the late nineteenth century. Map shows Padre Island, Texas as "Isla del Madre." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1890..1900]
Creator: Bartholomew, John, 1831-1893
System: The Portal to Texas History

Chart of Sabine Pass, Texas : From the survey of December, 1889, made under the direction of Captain W. L. Fisk.

Map shows street layout, railroads, and docks for the town of Sabine Pass; navigational detail for the Sabine River from the Gulf of Mexico to Sabine Lake; quarantine, lighthouse, and other points along the shoreline. Depths shown by soundings and contours. Scale [ca. 1:7,500].
Date: 1890
Creator: Bell, A. C
System: The Portal to Texas History

Chart of Sabine Pass, Texas : From the survey of December, 1889, made under the direction of Captain W. L. Fisk.

Map shows street layout, railroads, and docks for the town of Sabine Pass; navigational detail for the Sabine River from the Gulf of Mexico to Sabine Lake; quarantine, lighthouse, and other points along the shoreline. Depths shown by soundings and contours. Scale [ 1:7,500 ].
Date: 1890
Creator: Bell, A. C
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Texas shewing [sic.] the grants in possession of the Colorado & Red River Land Compy.

Map shows settlements, major roads, mining activity, former and contemporary land empresarios and companies and their boundaries; overlapping boundaries for Mexican states of Coahuila and Tamaulipas; adjacent Missouri Territory, Arkansas Territory, and Louisiana. Includes population statistics, acreage, and notes. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:2,740,000].
Date: 1835
Creator: Colorado and Red River Land Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colton's Texas.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Texas geography, counties, settlements, railroad routes, and common roads. The "Cross Timbers" area of north Texas is also indicated. Insets: "Plan of Galveston Bay" and "Plan of Sabine Lake." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca.1:4,055,000].
Date: 1861
Creator: Colton, G. Woolworth (George Woolworth), 1827-1901
System: The Portal to Texas History

Trails made and routes used by the Fourth U.S. Cavalry: Under command of General R.S. MacKenzie in its operations against hostile Indians in Texas, Indian-Territory (now Oklahoma), New Mexico and Old Mexico during the period of 1871-2-3-4 and 5

Military map of the routes used by R.S. Mackenzie and his troops, including New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas as well as parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, and Mexico. The map shows routes, trails, railroads, roads, camps, old forts, other landmarks, battles with American Indians, and names and locations of American Indian tribes in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Scale [ca. 1:1,405,436] (23.76 miles to the inch).
Date: 1927
Creator: Dorchester, E. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

St. Marks to Galveston [Sheet 2].

Map shows cities, towns, military posts, islands, railroads, and coastal formations from Matagorda Bay to Timbalier Bay on the Louisiana coast; ferries and settlements along the Sabine River. Includes notes. Inset: "Continuation of the Coast, on a reduced scale." Depths shown by soundings and gradient tints. Scale not given.
Date: 1864
Creator: E. & G.W. Blunt (Firm)
System: The Portal to Texas History

Post Route Map of the State of Texas with Adjacent Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and the Republic of Mexico 1887 (1).

Map of U.S. Postal Station mail stations and routes in parts of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mexico, and various Indian Territories, showing the beginning and end of routes, the frequency of the mail delivery (e.g. six times a week), special supply routes, and discontinued offices. The map also includes railroads, major towns, bodies of water, and state and county lines.
Date: 1887
Creator: Enright, David & Vilas, William F.
System: The Portal to Texas History

United States of North America (Eastern & Central) [Sheet 1]

Map shows mid-nineteenth century cities, towns, ports, transportation routes, mileage scales, and geography of south-central United States. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,980,000].
Date: 1859
Creator: Ettling, Theodor, b. 1823
System: The Portal to Texas History

United States of North America: Eastern & Central [Sheet 5]

Map shows proposed Pacific Railway routes and existing transportation routes across the mid-nineteenth century south-central United States. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,294,720].
Date: 1863
Creator: Ettling, Theodor, b. 1823
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map of Southeast Texas, Louisiana, and Western Mississippi]

This map shows a portion of the southern United States including Louisiana and the surrounding areas of Texas and Mississippi. For each state, the individual counties are shaded in various colors and labeled. Rivers and other bodies of water as well as some cities are also marked on the map.
Date: unknown
Creator: Fischer, Theobald
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bends in Sabine River Between Texas and Louisiana

Map of the sharp bends in the Sabine River between Texas and Louisiana, showing the distance in feet of the flowing water in the river. The map also includes cut banks, sandy banks, ferry routes, bluffs, and vegetation lines. Scale [ca. 1:3,000] (250 feet to the inch). There is also an inset map of the Texas-Louisiana border, showing the Sabine River emptying into the Sabine Lake. The inset has markings for counties and parishes, large cities, and the bends in the river. Scale [ca. 1:1,140,480] (18 miles to the inch).
Date: 1921
Creator: Floore, S. P.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Richardson's New Map of the State of Texas

Map of Texas and parts of northern Mexico, Louisiana, and Arkansas, showing Indian Territory, towns roads, railroads, battlefields, military posts, bodies of water, and other geologic features, with relief shown in hachures. Includes inset maps of the northern part of the Panhandle, plan of the western United States, and plans of Sabine Lake, Galveston Bay, and Matagorda Bay. Scale varies.
Date: 1867
Creator: G.W. & C.B. Colton
System: The Portal to Texas History

Railway Map of the Southern States : Map of part of the United States South of the 37th Parallel embracing the country between the Atlantic Ocean and the 97th meridian of longitude [Sheet 1].

Map shows counties, township grid, completed and proposed railroads, canals, cities, towns, swamps, and notable physical features in the mid-nineteenth century southern United States. Includes reference and distances between points. Scale [ca. 1:1,267,200].
Date: 1869
Creator: G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

County map of the state of Texas showing also portions of the adjoining states and territories.

Map shows railroads, cities and towns, military posts, counties, some roads, springs, notable geographic features, areas of Native American habitation. Includes historical notes and dates on the cessation of lands to the United States in "Indian Territory." Inset: "Plan of Galveston and Vicinity." Scale [ca. 1:3,265,000].
Date: 1879
Creator: Gamble, W. H. (William H.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

Alexandria

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date: 1955
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

Atlanta Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:62500
Date: 1922
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

Atlanta Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:62500
Date: 1910
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

Atlanta Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:62500
Date: 1954
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

Atlanta Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:62500
Date: 1958
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bancroft Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 2010
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History