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Detailed Map of the Rev'd Dr. Livingston's Route across Africa

Detailed map showing the Reverend Dr. Livingstone's route across Africa constructed from his astronomical observations with bearings, estimated distances, sketches and notations. It includes settlements, rivers and other topographical features.
Date: 1857
Creator: Arrowsmith, J.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Preliminary chart no. 31 of the seacoast of the United States from Galveston Bay to Matagorda Bay Texas : from a trigonometrical survey.

Map shows islands, settlements, and coastline from Matagorda Bay, along Galveston Island, Bolivar Peninsula, and Galveston Bay. Includes text with information on lighthouses, beacons, light vessels, magnetic needle, tides and winds. Relief shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:200,000].
Date: 1857
Creator: Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867
System: The Portal to Texas History

Trinity County

Cadastral map of Trinity County in the Piney Woods region. Geographic features are marked as well as the road to Colthary's Ferry. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: July 8, 1857
Creator: Baumgarthen, John E.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Nacogdoches County.

Cadastral map of Nacogdoches County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, roads, rivers, and creeks. No scale indicated.
Date: November 1, 1857
Creator: Browne, J.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Wood County

Cadastral map of Wood County, Texas in the Piney Woods region. Some boundaries are marked in color. Scale [ca. 1:13,334] (400 varas per inch).
Date: December 7, 1857
Creator: Browne, J.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Nacogdoches County

Map of Nacogdoches County, Texas, including the Piney Woods region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: November 1, 1857
Creator: Browne, J.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the City of New York : with a list of all the streets with reference to the map and views of some of the principal public buildings.

Map shows street names, railroads, wards, parks, piers, ferries, and select buildings. Includes street index, key to select buildings, and illustrations of churches and buildings. Illustrations: "St. Thomas's Church," "St. Patrick's Cathedral," "Merchants' Exchange," "Church of the Messiah," "Synagogue," "New York University," "Astor Library," "Presbyterian Church," "Halls of Justice," "Trinity Church," "Croton Resevoir," "New Bible House," "Crystal Palace," and "View near the Astor House." Scale not given.
Date: 1857
Creator: Burr, David H., 1803-1875
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Asylum and University Lands situated on the waters of Hubbards-Creek

Cadastral map of land grants for universities, blind asylums, and lunatic asylums, showing blocks of land and plat numbers. The map also includes rivers, creeks, roads, and areas of elevation. Relief shown in hachures.
Date: 1857
Creator: Carter, S. M. & Creuzbaur, R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the United States and Texas Boundary Line and Adjacent Territory.

Map of the boundary lines between Texas and the United States, showing military trails, bodies of water, and areas of elevation. Includes table of "Points which can be easily found on the Earth's surface," indicating the latitude and longitude of mountains, hills, rivers, and creeks. Scale [ca. 1:950,400] (15 miles to the inch).
Date: 1857
Creator: Clark, J. H. & Weyss, J. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Asylum Lands

Survey map of land grants for "blind and lunatic asylums" in Shackelford, Jones, Taylor, and Calhoun Counties, showing blocks of land and plat numbers. The map also includes rivers, creeks, and areas of elevation. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:70,000] (2000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1857
Creator: Creuzbaur, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History

Chapman's township map of Iowa.

Map shows township grid, counties, railroads, military posts, cities and towns. Scale not given.
Date: 1857
Creator: Dyer & Pasmore
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Texas geography, towns, and cities. Also indicates the "Cross Timbers" region of Texas and present-day Oklahoma. Inset: "Plan der Galveston Bay." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca.1:4,224,000].
Date: 1857?
Creator: Flemming, Carl, fl. 1842
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map illustrating the general geological features of the country west of the Mississippi River.

Map shows geological makeup of lands west of the Mississippi River; major cities, roads, and railroad lines. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:6,500,000].
Date: 1857
Creator: Hall, James, 1811-1898
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sectional map of the Territory of Kansas : compiled from the field notes in the Surveyor General's Office.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Kansas township grid, counties, roads, Native American reservations, military posts and reservations, and watershed. Scale [ca. 1:506,880].
Date: 1857
Creator: Halsall, John, publisher
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sectional map of the Territory of Kansas : compiled from the field notes in the Surveyor General's Office.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Kansas township grid, counties, roads, Native American reservations, military posts and reservations, and watershed. Scale [ca. 1:506,880].
Date: 1857
Creator: Halsall, John, publisher
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of part of the Valley of Red River : North of the 49th parallel to accompany a report on the Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition.

Map shows settlements, roads, Native American villages, and structures along the course of the Red River [of the North] and its tributaries between Pembina in Dakota Territory/St. Vincent, Minnesota and Lake Winnepeg; tributaries to the Red River and marshes, prairies, vegetation, and terrain along its watershed; strata and geological composition in cross sections; continuation and overview of the Assinniboine River and Roseau River in insets. Includes dates of flooding and additional notes. Insets: "The Assinniboine near Prairie Portage," "Continuation of the Assinniboine from point A to Prairie Portage," "No. 8 Section of the Assinniboine near Lane's Post," "Copy of map drawn by Mr. John Spence of Prairie Portage," "No. 7 Section of Limestone Cliff," "No. 9 Section of Red River near Scratching River," "No. 1 Section of the Great Dog Mountain take on the line of Portage," "No. 13 Greenstone conglomerate." "No. 2 Section of the Coast of Lake Winnipeg," "No. 11 Outline of Rocks near the mouoth of the Penawa - Bonnet Lake," "No. 3 Section on the Red River near the stone fort," "No. 4 Section near Mr. Gunn's House below the Grand Rapids, Red River," "No. 6 Section across the valley of Red River near Dr. Ben's …
Date: [1857..1877]
Creator: Hind, Henry Youle, 1823-1908
System: The Portal to Texas History

America : Americanische Staaten.

Map shows major cities, political divisions, areas of Native American habitation; [modern day] Alaska and the Bering Strait are overprinted "Russisches Reich"; [modern day] Canada overprinted with "Britisches Nord America"; western United States includes Washington, Oregon, Nebraska, Kansas, Utah, New Mexico, "Minisotah," and "Indian" territories. Includes color key to European possessions, translated key to abbreviations, list of major mountain peaks, and letter keys to Mexican states and New England states. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1857
Creator: Kiepert, Heinrich, 1818-1899
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ellis County

Map of the Prairies and Lakes region covering Ellis County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: November 1, 1857
Creator: Martin, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hill County

Map of Hill County, Texas, including the Prairies and Lakes region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: October 30, 1857
Creator: Martin, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Johnson County

Map of Johnson County, Texas, including the Prairies and Lakes region. Peter's Colony line is marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: October 16, 1857
Creator: Martin, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Young Land District

Blueline format of Young Land District, showing blocks of land, rivers, creeks, and land grants. No scale information given.
Date: 1857
Creator: Matthews, R. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Youngland District

Blueline print of survey map of Youngland District, showing blocks of land, rivers, creeks, and land grants. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map. No scale information given.
Date: 1857
Creator: Matthews, R. H.
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

United States.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century state and territory boundaries, geography, and major cities in the United States. Includes colored illustrations of Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, the Capitol, Washington, Washington Monument, Buffalo Hunt, Penn's Treaty with the Indians, "Excelsior", and a coat of arms. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:12,500,000]. Map is probably from The Illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World, Geographical, Political, Commercial, and Statistical by Robert M. Martin.
Date: 1857
Creator: Rapkin, J.
System: The Portal to Texas History