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Arkansas.

Map shows Arkansas township grid and existing towns, swampland, and Indian boundaries during the mid-nineteenth century. Includes key to symbols used on map. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1854
Creator: Milbourne, George
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio

Map shows harbor entrance, marshland, city lots and building structures at Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio during the mid-nineteenth century. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [1:2,400].
Date: 1854
Creator: Potter, J. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Burnet County

Map of Burnet County, Texas, including the Hill Country region. The road to the mouth of the San Saba River and Phantom Hill is shown on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: 1854
Creator: Wilke, H.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Caldwell County

Map of Caldwell County, Texas, including the Prairies and Lakes region. An ornamental cartouche of peacocks and plants is shown on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: July 5, 1854
Creator: Wilke, H.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colton's map of the United States, the Canadas, etc.: showing the railroads, canals & stage roads, with distances from place to place.

Map shows cities, towns, areas of Native American habitation, railroads, canals, roads, state boundaries, and territorial boundaries in the eastern half of the continental United States. Indian Territory, Nebraska Territory Minnesota Territory are also indicated. Insets: "Map of New England and Eastern New York," "Map of the United States, Central America, &c." and "The Isthmus of Panama showing the routes of travel between Chagres & Panama." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,899,000].
Date: 1854
Creator: Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colton's Mexico

This map shows the country of Mexico and the surrounding areas. Each state is labeled and shaded using various colors. There is an inset in the lower left corner labeled "Territory and Isthmus of Tehuantepec." Major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). Scale [ca 1:8,389,740]. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Date: 1854
Creator: Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colton's Mexico.

Map shows cities and towns, Mexican states; New Mexico north of Arizona; proposed railroad and canal across Isthmus of Tehauntepec. Includes notes. Inset: "Territory and Isthmus of Tehuantepec." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:8,400,000].
Date: 1854
Creator: Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colton's new map of Indiana : (reduced from his large map) exhibiting the boundaries of counties, township surveys, location of cities, towns, villages, post offices, canals, railroads & other internal improvements.

Map shows counties, cities, towns, villages, post offices, canals, railroads, common roads, and marshes. Includes population figures by county for 1840 and 1850 census and "progress of population" from 1800 to 1850. Scale [ca. 1:1,267,000].
Date: 1854
Creator: Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893
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. 1:780,000].
Date: 1854
Creator: Colton, G. Woolworth (George Woolworth), 1827-1901
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: 1854
Creator: Colton, G. Woolworth (George Woolworth), 1827-1901
System: The Portal to Texas History

Conneaut Harbor Ohio

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Conneaut Harbor, Ohio roads, wooded areas, marshland, property lines, building locations, and previous survey lines. Includes legend to construction along harbor entrance. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [1:4,800].
Date: 1854
Creator: Potter, J. A
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cuba and the Greater Antilles.

Map shows proposed or existing subterranean telegraph cable lines between Key West and Cuba and other islands in the Caribbean area. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not determined.
Date: [1854..1874]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Diagram of the United States of America, Mexico, the West India Islands and Isthmus of Darien; by W. T. Steiger, General Land Office.

Map shows general location of railroad lines across the continental United States, state and territorial boundaries, states of Mexico, railroad line in Panama, islands of the West Indies, and major cities. Includes "Table of Distances." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:6,000,000].
Date: 1854
Creator: Steiger, W. T.
System: The Portal to Texas History

From the Red River to the Rio Grande.

Map shows exploratory route taken from Fort Towson, Oklahoma to El Paso and Dona Anna on the Rio Grande. Settlements, forts, and a Pecos River emigrant crossing are indicated. Includes color index describing mineral deposits. Scale: [1:3,000,000].
Date: 1854~
Creator: Blake, William P. (William Phipps), 1826-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History

General profile from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Martinez, near San Francisco, California.

Map shows profile of a line through the western United States from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the Pacific Ocean near San Francisco in five continguous segments: "Waters of the Mississippi River," "Waters of the Rio Del Norte," "Waters of Mojave River," "Waters of the Gulf of California," and "Waters of the Pacific." Relief shown by profile. Scale [1:950,400]. Map published with Reports of Explorations for a Railroad Route.
Date: 1854
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
System: The Portal to Texas History

General profile from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Martinez near San Francisco California, 1853-4 to accompany the Maps of Explorations and Surveys made under the direction of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War

Map shows profiles of "Waters of the Pacific," "Waters of the Gulf of California," "Waters of the Rio del Norte," "Waters of the Mississippi River," "Waters of the Gulf of California," and "Waters of the Mojave River." Map appeared in: Explorations and surveys for a railroad route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, route near the 35th parallel. Horizontal scale [1:950,400]. Vertical scale [1:19,008].
Date: 1854
Creator: Whipple, Amiel Weeks, 1817-1863
System: The Portal to Texas History

Geological map of the Route Explored by Capt. Jno. Pope, Corps of Topl. Engrs. Near the 32nd Parallel of North Latitude, 1854 : From the Red River to the Rio Grande.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century military posts and some towns, mining activity, and geological makeup of area along the Red River and as far west as the Rio Grande. Includes index of colors as a key to geological composition. Relief shown by shading. Scale [1:3,000,000].
Date: 1854
Creator: Blake, William P. (William Phipps), 1826-1910
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Guadalupe County

Map of the South Texas Plains region covering Guadalupe County, Texas. Rocky Ford Crossing is located on Cibolo Creek by the Rosa Gonzales' Survey, as shown on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: March 23, 1854
Creator: Wilke, H.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Harbor of Manitowoc, Wis. : to accompany annual report, September, 1853, J.D. Webster, Capt. T.E.

Map shows coastal detail and water depth in the harbor near mid-nineteenth Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings and isolines. Scale [ca. 1:1,200].
Date: 1854
Creator: Kearney, James
System: The Portal to Texas History

Johnson's California, territories of New Mexico and Utah.

Map shows Nevada carved out of Utah [territory], New Mexico [territory] north and parallel to Arizona [territory]; counties, areas of Native American habitation by tribe, major cities and towns, trails and roads, mineral resources, and mountain passes; boundaries between United States and Mexico as established by the Compromise of 1850 and the Gadsden Treaty. Includes notes and routes and dates of exploration. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale not given.
Date: [1854..1864]
Creator: Johnson & Browning
System: The Portal to Texas History

Kaufman County

Map of Kaufman County, Texas including the Prairies and Lakes region.
Date: December 1854
Creator: Martin, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History

A Map of Dallas County

Cadastral map of a portion of Dallas County, Texas in the Prairies and Lakes region. There is a legal notice in the upper-right portion of the map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: 1854
Creator: Swindells, J. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Madison and the four lake country Dane Co. Wis.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century street layout of the city of Madison, county roads, township grid for adjacent areas of Dane County, existing and proposed railroads. Includes references [key to major buildings] and definition of Indian names. Scale [ca. 1:51,300].
Date: [1854..1856]
Creator: Horace Greeley & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History