Map of the State of Texas from the Lastest Authorities

This map of Texas shows the state with all of the counties labeled and colored. The map also shows the major cities, roads, bodies of water, and geographic features of the state (with relief shown by hachures). 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." Additionally, the map includes notes and statistics about the state and population from the Census of 1850. Scale 1:3,400,000. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Date: 1856
Creator: Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carte Physique et Politique de l’Amérique Septentrionale

This map shows North and Central America and the surrounding areas. Regions are outlined in color based on the controlling nations explained by a key in the lower left corner. Major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are noted (with relief shown by hachures). Prime meridian: Paris.
Date: 1856
Creator: Dussieux, L. (Louis), 1815-1894
System: The Portal to Texas History

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

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Cities, towns, railway lines, roads, 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

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

United States of North America (Eastern & Central) [Sheet 3]

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Dakotah, Nebraska and Kansas territories. Rivers, geographical features, proposed Pacific Railway route, 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

United States of North America (Eastern & Central) [Sheet 4]

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Florida, the Florida Keys, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Cities, towns, railway lines, roads, 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

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

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, and parts of Texas, Florida, Georgia, and Kentucky. Cities, towns, railway lines, roads, 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

United States of North America (Eastern & Central) [Sheet 6]

Map shows mid-nineteenth century New Mexico, Texas, and "Indian Territory" [Oklahoma]. Cities, towns, railway lines, roads, and locations of Native American tribes are noted. No scale is indicated.
Date: 1856
Creator: Ettling, Theodor, b. 1823
System: The Portal to Texas History

Diagram: of Tampa Land District: shewing those townships in which swamp land lists have been sent up, also those townships in which lists are in process of examination [Sheet 1].

Map shows township grid, swamp lands, islands, and coast of southern Florida during the mid-nineteenth century. Includes references to symbols used. Scale not given.
Date: 1856
Creator: A. Hoen & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Diagram: of Tampa Land District: shewing those townships in which swamp land lists have been sent up, also those townships in which lists are in process of examination [Sheet 2].

Map shows areas of Seminole Indian habitation, township grid, military posts, coast and keys of southern portion of mid-nineteenth century Florida. Includes references to symbols and letters used. Scale not given.
Date: 1856
Creator: A. Hoen & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

United States of North America: (Eastern & Central)

Map shows Russian America, British America, Greenland, United States, West Indies, Mexico, and Central America. Areas of Native American habitation are noted. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1856..1863]
Creator: Ettling, Theodor, b. 1823
System: The Portal to Texas History

United States of North America (Eastern & Central) [Sheet 6]

Map shows mid-nineteenth century New Mexico, Texas, and "Indian Territory" [Oklahoma]. Cities, towns, railway lines, roads, and locations of Native American tribes are noted. No scale is indicated.
Date: 1856
Creator: Ettling, Theodor, b. 1823
System: The Portal to Texas History

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

Map shows Russian America, British America, Greenland, United States, West Indies, Mexico, and Central America; areas of Native American habitation. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given. Scale not given.
Date: [1856..1863]
Creator: Ettling, Theodor, b. 1823
System: The Portal to Texas History

United States of North America : (Eastern & Central) [Sheet 2].

Map shows Russian America, British America, Greenland, United States, West Indies, Mexico, and Central America; areas of Native American habitation. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given. Scale not given.
Date: [1856..1863]
Creator: Ettling, Theodor, b. 1823
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas.

Map shows county formation as of 1851, areas of Native American habitation, major cities and towns, physical features for Texas and portions of New Mexico, "Indian Territory," Arkansas, and Louisiana. Includes notes. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1856
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carte mondiale des divisions politiques et les courants océaniques]

Map shows late nineteenth century political division of Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. Ocean currents and trade winds are noted. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given. Map appeared in the author's Atlas Populaire.
Date: [1856..1864]
Creator: Dufour, A.-H. (Auguste-Henri), 1798-1865
System: The Portal to Texas History

Geological plan and section from the Rio Grande to the Pimas Villages

Map shows geology of the American Southwestern between the Rio Grande River and Pima villages. This map prepared to support the findings of an expedition conducted to help determine a feasible trans-continental railroad route. Scale [ca. 1:1,200,000].
Date: 1856
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sketch I, showing the progress of the survey in section no. 9 from 1848 to 1856.

Map shows towns used for the triangulation of surveyors in the Rio Grande River area of Texas between 1853 and 1856. Includes text "Notes." Inset: "Sketch of Rio Grande and vicinity 1853 & 56." Scale [1:600,000] and [1:400,000].
Date: 1856
Creator: United States Coast Survey
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the south central states.

Map shows military posts, railroads, cities and towns in Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, "Indian Territory," and Louisiana, and public lands. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:6,336,000].
Date: [1856..1860]
Creator: Steinwehr, A. von (Adolph), 1822-1877
System: The Portal to Texas History

California [and] Texas.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century geography, counties, cities, and Native American habitation in California and Texas. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:5,632,000] and [ca. 1:6,336,000]. Map comes from Cornell's High School Geography by Sophia S. Cornell.
Date: 1856
Creator: Wells, E.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of America, 1856

Map shows cities, physical features, political boundaries for North and South America, the West Indies, Pacific Islands, and New Zealand; "North boundary of the United States" between United States and Canada, border between Mexico and the United States appears to that prior to Gadsden Treaty. Includes notes. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1856
Creator: Wyld, James, 1812-1887
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of public surveys in California.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century California township grid, existing towns, lakes, marshlands, springs, and Native American villages. Includes "description of private grants finally confirmed," and explanation. Scale [1:1,140,480].
Date: 1856
Creator: United States Surveyor General.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the State of Florida : showing the progress of the surveys, accompanying annual report of the Surveyor General for 1856.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Florida township grid, swamps, prairies, military posts, major roads, cities, towns, and notable physical features; Atlantic and Gulf coast detail and "Indian hunting grounds." Includes references. Scale [ca. 1:760,320].
Date: 1856
Creator: United States Surveyor General
System: The Portal to Texas History

Chapman's sectional map of the state of Iowa : Compiled from the United States Surveys and other authentic sources.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Iowa township grid, towns, counties, railroads, existing and "contemplated" roads. Scale not given.
Date: 1856
Creator: Reid, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History