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J. De Cordova's map of the state of Texas
Map of Texas, showing Cross Timbers, roads, German settlements, land districts, trading posts, and exploration routes, counties, rivers and cities. Includes "Reference to Land Districts" and official State of Texas seals. The map also includes an elliptical inset map of the Southwest United States and Mexico, titled "Enlarged view of Texas including adjacent lands acquired by the United States as a result of the War with Mexico, 1846-1848," in the lower-right corner. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,169,700].
Date:
1849
Creator:
De Cordova, Jacob; Atwood, John M. & Creuzbaur, Robert
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
J. De Cordova's Map of the State of Texas
Map of Texas, showing counties, towns, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Includes list of land districts, official State of Texas seals, legend, and notes. The map also includes an oval inset map of the southwestern United States and Mexico in the lower-right corner. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,169,700].
Date:
1849
Creator:
Creuzbaur, Robert
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of California, Oregon, Texas and the Territories adjoining with Routes and c.
Topographic map of the Western United States and northern Mexico, showing Texas, California, Oregon, and Indian Territory. The map includes rivers, creeks, roads, and areas of elevation. Relief shown in hachures.
Date:
1849
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
No. 1 A Map to illustrate the most advantageous communications from the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi Valley to California and the Pacific Ocean.
Map of the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico, showing Indian Territory, state lines, towns, capitals, roads, railroads, bodies of water, and areas of elevation. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,801,600] (60 miles to the inch).
Date:
1849
Creator:
Creuzbar, Robert
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reconnaissances of Routes from San Antonio De Bexar El Paso Del Norte, &c. &c.
Map of proposed and existing routes of travel taken by military expeditions across Texas. Map includes American-Indian trails, military posts, and water resources. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:633,600] (20 miles to the inch).
Date:
1849
Creator:
Johnson, J. E.; Smith, W. F.; Bryan, F. T. & Whiting, W. H. C.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A new map of Arkansas with its canals, roads and distances.
Atlas map of Arkansas, showing finished and proposed canals, railroads, major roads, towns, and rivers. A key at the top of the map shows the steamboat routes and distances from Little Rock to New Orleans, Little Rock to Pittsburgh, and Little Rock to Fort Gibson. Scale [ca. 1:2,280,960] (approximately 36 miles to the inch).
Date:
1850?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A new map of the state of California, the territories of Oregon and Utah, and the chief part of New Mexico.
Atlas map of the newly formed state of California and the territories of Utah, New Mexico, and Oregon. The map includes boundary lines, major towns, early settlement roads, bodies of water, and other geologic features, with relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:6,969,600] (110 miles to the inch).
Date:
1850
Creator:
Thomas Cowperthwait & Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sketch of Texas
Sketch map of the state of Texas, showing major cities and water bodies, with two proposals for the Texas northwestern boundary, Clay's Compromise Line and Pearce's Line. Map includes table of "Areas" in the lower-left corner. Relief shown in hachures. No scale information given.
Date:
September 5, 1850
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plat of the City Tract of San Antonio De Bexar
Cadastral map of San Antonio de Bexar, showing property lines, ownership, and plat numbers. The map also includes roads, rivers, creeks, and areas of elevation. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:33,333] (1000 varas to the inch).
Date:
1852
Creator:
Gentilz, Jore & Giraud, Francis
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Travis County
Blueline format of survey map of Travis County, Texas, showing blocks of land, roads, rivers, land grants, and rivers. No scale information is given.
Date:
1852
Creator:
Upishur, Horace L.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Land Survey Field Notes in Bexar County, Number 340]
Field notes from a survey of land owned by Stephen F. Austin and Samuel May Williams in Bexar County. The document is certified twice by the deputy surveyor of Bexar district and the surveyor of the Milam land district.
Date:
May 4, 1852
Creator:
Texas
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sam Houston to Peter Farer Esq., July 1852]
Letter from Sam Houston to Peter Farer Esq. discussing a request for information on a pirate named Lafitte who frequented Galveston, Texas.
Date:
July 23, 1852
Creator:
Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
General Map Showing the Countries Explored and Surveyed by the United States and Mexican Boundary Commissions- in the years 1850, 51, 52, and 53.
Map shows the areas of North America explored and surveyed by the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission from 1850 to 1853 under the direction of John R. Bartlett, U.S. Commissioner. Includes historic notes on the Red, Brazos, and Colorado Rivers and the abundance of vegetation. Relief shown in hachures. Scale ca. 1:6,600,000
Date:
1853
Creator:
Bartlett, John R.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hays Co.
Blueline format of survey map of Hays County, Texas, showing blocks of land, rivers, creeks, land grants and roads. No scale information is given.
Date:
1853
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Leon County.
Survey map of Leon County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes rivers, creeks, cities, towns, and railroads. No scale information given.
Date:
1853
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Lavaca County.
Survey map of Lavaca County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, roads, rivers, and creeks. No scale information given.
Date:
October 1853
Creator:
Pressler, Charles W.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gonzales County.
Survey map of Gonzales County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, roads, rivers, and creeks. No scale information given.
Date:
December 1853
Creator:
Pressler, C. W.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the Country Upon the Brazos and Big Witchita Rivers
Map of north central Texas, showing the route followed by Captain R. B. Macy and troops in an effort to locate suitable land for an American Indian reservation. Locates copper and iron ore and shows western and southern boundaries of Peter’s Colony. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:506,880] (10 miles to 1 1/4 of an inch).
Date:
1854
Creator:
Marcy, R. B.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Guadalupe County
Cadastral map of Guadalupe County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes rivers, creeks, blocks of land, cities, towns, and railroads. No scale indicated.
Date:
March 23, 1854
Creator:
Willke, H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of File No. 1153]
Copy of the plat and field notes for survey no. 334 in section 16 of Bexar County. The original survey was done May 3, 1852. There is a statement asserting this is an accurate copy of the records of the General Land Office of Texas.
Date:
March 31, 1854
Creator:
McDonald, I. S.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bosque County
Blueline format of survey map of Bosque County, Texas, showing blocks of land, rivers, creeks, and roads. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map in pencil. No scale information is given.
Date:
1855
Creator:
Martin, Jos.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Smith Co.
Blueline format of survey map of Smith County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, roads, railroads, and blocks of land. No scale information is given.
Date:
1855
Creator:
Willke, H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Montgomery County
Blueline format of survey map of Montgomery County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, and blocks of land. No scale information given.
Date:
1855
Creator:
Willke, H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Territories of New Mexico and Utah
Atlas map of the territories of New Mexico and Utah in 1855, showing populated areas, wagon routes, proposed railroads and explorers' routes, and natural features. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:4,752,000] (approximately 75 miles to the inch).
Date:
1855
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History