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Course of the River Mississippi, from the Balise to Fort Chartres: Taken on an Expedition to the Illinois, in the latter end of the Year 1765.
Course of the Mississippi River from the Balise to Fort Chartres based on surveys made by the French. Surrounding geographic features are noted with relief shown pictorially.
Date:
June 1, 1775
Creator:
Ross, Lieutenant
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Maps from Mitchell's School and Family Geography]
This map is double-sided. On the front is a map of Texas, with the state shaded in blue; most of the state is in the middle of the page, with portions of the surrounding territories at the top and bottom. In the upper left corner, there is an inset showing "Northern Texas on the same scale as the larger Map" and a second inset in the lower left corner has a "Map of the Vicinity of Galveston City" which has a different scale. The map includes major cities, roads, and geographic levels (relief shown with hachures). All of the counties are drawn in and labeled. The back side of the map shows all of the major roads, railroads, cities, and counties of Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Each state is shaded in a different color. Some portions of surrounding states are visible around the edges of the map. Scale [ca. 1:5,000,000] (W 103°--W 93°/N 34° --N 26°). Scale [ca.1: 3,200,000] (W 93°--W 82°/N 48° --N 42°). Scale [ca.1: 3,200,000] (W 96° --W 80°/N 43° --N 37°). Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich.
Date:
1858
Creator:
Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Maps from Mitchell's School and Family Geography]
This series of maps are printed on a single sheet with Maps No. 12 (Texas) and No. 14 (Michigan & Wisconsin) on one side and Map No. 13 (Chief Part of the Western States) on the other. All of the maps include major cities, roads, and geographic levels (relief shown with hachures) and have the counties of each state drawn in and labeled. On the map of Texas, there are two insets: in the upper left corner, "Northern Texas on the same scale as the larger Map" and in the lower left corner, "Map of the Vicinity of Galveston City" which has a different scale. Scale [ca. 1:5,000,000] (W 103°--W 93°/N 34° --N 26°). Scale [ca.1: 3,200,000] (W 93°--W 82°/N 48° --N 42°). Scale [ca.1: 3,200,000] (W 96° --W 80°/N 43° --N 37°). Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich.
Date:
1858
Creator:
Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sectional map indicating main automobile roads between Canada and United States (middle west sheet).
Map of roadways in the Midwestern United States and southern portions of the Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario provinces of Canada. The map includes major towns, bodies of water, and boundaries. The map also includes an inset map of the four Canadian road map sheets in this series near the upper-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:2,217,600] (35 miles to the inch).
Date:
1931
Creator:
Canada. National Development Bureau.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sectional Map indicating main Automobile Roads between Canada and United States (Middle West Sheet).
Map of roadways in the Midwestern United States and southern portions of the Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario provinces of Canada. The map includes major towns and cities; bodies of water, including the Great Lakes; and boundaries. The map also includes an inset map of the four Canadian road map sheets in this series near the upper-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:2,217,600] (35 miles to the inch).
Date:
1926
Creator:
Canada. National Development Bureau.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Illinois.
Map shows early nineteenth century Illinois counties, major roads, towns, military posts, and areas of Native American habitation. Includes information and marginal notes on the history of Illinois. Scale not given.
Date:
1826
Creator:
Geographisches Institut (Weimar, Thuringia, Germany)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
United States of North America (Eastern & Central) [Sheet 2]
Map shows mid-nineteenth century Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Missouri, Ohio, and parts of Minnesota, Nebraska and Kansas territories. Cities, towns, roads, proposed Pacific Railway routes, and locations of Native American tribes are noted throughout. No scale is indicated.
Date:
1856
Creator:
Ettling, Theodor, b. 1823
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Johnson's Illinois.
Map shows mid-nineteenth century Illinois township grid, cities, roads, railroads, and counties. Inset: "Court-house Chicago." Scale not given.
Date:
[1862..1866]
Creator:
Johnson and Ward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A map of a portion of the Indian country lying east and west of the Mississippi River to the forty sixth degree of north latitude from personal observation made in the Autumn of 1835, and recent authentic documents.
Map shows lands ceded by Indians tribes, land inhabitation by Native American tribe, land grants, land districts, portage points, boundary claims, towns, Native American villages, and notable physical features. Includes treaty dates. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,013,760].
Date:
1835
Creator:
Featherstonhaugh, George William, 1780-1866
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway guide for Illinois shewing all the stations with their respective distances by shortest route from Chicago.
Map shows existing and under-construction railroad lines, "Military Tract" road, and settlements along railway lines. Includes notes, distances along rail lines, and population statistics for Chicago. Scale not given.
Date:
1854
Creator:
Miller & Co.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mitchell's map of Illinois exhibiting its internal improvements, counties, towns, roads &c.
Map shows early nineteenth century Illinois township grid, railroads, stage roads, canals, counties, and towns. Includes explanation of lines and symbols used. Scale not given.
Date:
1838
Creator:
Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad System.
Map shows major railroad company lines and connections; state boundaries, cities and towns along each train routes, steamship lines for coastal ports, and notable physical features. Alphabetical listing of railroad companies shown in margin text. Scale not given.
Date:
[1907..1910]
Creator:
Rand McNally and Company.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
North America: Sheet 9. parts of Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.
Map shows mid-nineteenth century Iowa, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana counties, roads, canals, mining activity, cities and towns. Includes legend. Scale not given.
Date:
[1846..1852]
Creator:
J. & C. Walker (Firm)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika in 6 Blättern, Bl. 2
Map shows cities, railroads, roads, areas of Native American habitation, Dakota [Territory], Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, and parts of Wisconsin and Illinois. Includes names and dates for expeditionary routes. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [1:3,700,000].
Date:
1885
Creator:
Petermann, A. (August), 1822-1878
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil map, Illinois, Johnson County
Map shows early twentieth century Johnson County, Illinois towns, township grid, roads, railroads, county lines, and soil types. Includes legends and soil profile. Scale [1:63,360].
Date:
1903
Creator:
United States Bureau of Soils.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
United States of North America: Eastern & Central [Sheet 2]
Map shows proposed Pacific Railway routes and existing transportation routes across the mid-nineteenth century north-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
Illinois and Missouri [Sheet 2]
Map shows counties, township grid system for public lands, major cities and towns, mineral resources and mining activity, mills, swamps, caves, and some land ownership. Includes legend. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,010,000]. Map comes from A New Universal Atlas by H.S. Tanner in 1833.
Date:
1833
Creator:
Tanner, Henry Schenck, 1786-1858
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Illinois and Missouri [Sheet 1]
Map shows counties, township grid system for public lands, major cities and towns, mineral resources and mining activity, mills, swamps, caves, and some land ownership. Includes legend. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,010,000]. Map comes from A New Universal Atlas by H.S. Tanner in 1833.
Date:
1833
Creator:
Tanner, Henry Schenck, 1786-1858
System:
The Portal to Texas History
New Map of Chicago Comprising the Whole City
Map shows mid-nineteenth century Chicago parks, public buildings, railroad stations, land ownership, and railroads. Includes population statistics for 1840 through 1855. Cadastral map. Scale [1:14,400].
Date:
October 1855
Creator:
Wm. Hall & Co.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the great North West showing Peoria, Illinois, the geographical centre.
Map shows existing and proposed railroads, major cities and towns, and major rivers through the midwestern states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa, and parts of Ohio, Tennessee, Kansas, Minnesota, and Nebraska. Scale not given.
Date:
1861
Creator:
Wheaton, W. G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil map, Illinois, Knox County sheet.
Map shows early twentieth century soil composition, township grid, railroads, town boundaries, and roads in Knox County, Illinois. Includes soil profile and legend. Scale [1:63,360].
Date:
1903
Creator:
United States Bureau of Soils
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil map, Illinois, Winnebago county sheet.
Map shows early twentieth century soil composition, township grid, cities and towns, roads, railroads, and river courses in Winnebago County, Illinois. Includes soil profile and legend. Scale [1:63,360].
Date:
1903
Creator:
United States Bureau of Soils
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chicago Great Western Railway: "Maple Leaf Route"
Map shows the extent of the Chicago Great Western Railway, additional railroads, counties, waterways, cities and towns for Iowa, southern Minnesota, northern Missouri, south and central Wisconsin, north and central Illinois, and portions of South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas. Scale not given.
Date:
1897
Creator:
Poole Brothers
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map illustrating the Canada Pacific and Northern Pacific and other proposed Railroads, connecting at Straits of Mackinaw: Also showing the position of Mackinaw City.
Map shows proposed railroads primarily in the North Central United States and Canada; bullseye centering on Mackinaw City and the Great Lakes region and the Straits of Mackinaw connecting Lake Michigan and Lake Huron; Michigan counties, major cities and towns, and mineral resources. Inset: [Map showing proposed railroad connecting to James Bay]. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date:
1857
Creator:
Middleton, Strobridge & Co.
System:
The Portal to Texas History