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Texas and Indian Territory
This map shows the state of Texas and Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). The counties of Texas are labeled and shaded in various colors; regions of Indian Territory are outlined in red. Major cities, bodies of water and geographic features are marked (with relief marked by hachures). Additionally, completed and proposed railroads (as well as some other travel routes) are marked with red lines. There are three insets: "Mexico" and the "Western Part of Texas" in the lower left corner, and southern states west of Texas (parts of California, Arizona, and New Mexico) in the lower right corner. Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich This map is a part of a larger document that discusses the geography of Texas including physical geography and social geography (population, government, education, etc.), important Texans, and history.
Date:
1878
Creator:
Monteith, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Post Route Map of the State of Texas with Adjacent Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and the Republic of Mexico 1878 (6).
Map of the U.S. Postal Service mail stations and routes in South Texas and northern Mexico, showing the beginning and end of routes, the frequency of mail delivery (e.g. six times a week), special supply routes, and discontinued routes. The map also includes railroads, major towns, bodies of water, and county lines.
Date:
1878
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Post Route Map of the State of Texas with Adjacent Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and the Republic of Mexico 1878 (1).
Map of the U.S. Postal Service stations and routes in the Gulf Coast region of Texas, showing the beginning and end of routes, the frequency of the mail delivery (e.g. two times a week), special supply routes, and discontinued office. The map also includes railroads, major towns, bodies of water, and county lines.
Date:
1878
Creator:
Nicholoson, W. L. & Key, D. M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Post Route Map of the State of Texas with Adjacent Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and the Republic of Mexico 1878 (2).
Map of the U.S. Postal Service stations and routes in parts of Texas, Louisiana, and Indian Territory, showing the beginning and end of routes, the frequency of the mail delivery (e.g. two times a week), special supply routes, and discontinued office. The map also includes railroads, major towns, bodies of water, and state and county lines.
Date:
1878
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Kerr County
Blueline format print, copied from microfilm, of survey map of Kerr County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, and blocks of land. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date:
1878
Creator:
Von Rosenberg, E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Post Route Map of the State of Texas with Adjacent Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and the Republic of Mexico 1878 (5).
Map of U.S. Postal Station mail stations and routes in West Texas and a portion of northern Mexico, showing a mail line from Wallace, Texas, through Fort Clark, and ending in Fort Duncan as well as a route through Camp Stockton and Fort Davis. The map also includes major towns, bodies of water, and county lines.
Date:
1878
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Post Route Map of the State of Texas with Adjacent Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and the Republic of Mexico 1878 3).
Map of the U.S. Postal Service stations and routes in West Texas, showing the beginning and end of routes, the frequency of the mail delivery (e.g. two times a week), special supply routes, and discontinued office. The map also includes railroads, major towns, bodies of water, and county lines.
Date:
1878
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Map of railroad lands for sale in the West Texas counties of Ector, Midland, Crane, Upton, Tom Green, Glasscock, Coke, and Sterling]
Map shows railroad lands for Ector, Midland, Crane, Upton, Tom Green, Glasscock, Coke, and Sterling counties West Texas; block and tract numbers, lease numbers, ownership, and lots sold. Includes list of leased properties and leasees in Coke and Sterling Counties. Scale [1:133,334].
Date:
[1878..1880]
Creator:
Canda, C. J.; Drake, S. J. & Strauss, W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the city of Brownsville.
Map shows late nineteenth century street grid and basic geography of Brownsville, Texas. Includes notes. No scale provided.
Date:
1878?
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
W. Rose's revised chart of the Comstock Mines and Sutro Tunnel, State of Nevada.
Map shows late nineteenth century mining claims in Storey and Lyon counties in Nevada. Details include the location of mineral veins, roads, flumes, railroad lines, and the Sutro Tunnel; towns or settlements of Silver City, American Flat, Gold Hill Town, Virginia City, and Flowery Ridge; buildings, structures, roads, and mountain peaks in views. Includes two birdseye views and notes. Insets: [View of the area above] "Sutro Tunnel," and [View of] "The Mouth of Sutro Tunnel." Relief shown by hachures, spot heights, and pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:14,400].
Date:
1878
Creator:
Rose, W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park.
Map shows roads and location of geysers, springs, and other features for the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park. Includes numbers on individual features but number key is not on the map. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:9,840].
Date:
1878
Creator:
Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Yellowstone National Park.
Map shows late nineteenth century Yellowstone National Park continental watershed, roads, trails, springs, lakes, and other notable features. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:126,720].
Date:
1878
Creator:
Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the Texas short line: St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern, Texas & Pacific and International & Great Northern Railways.
Map shows main and connecting railroad routes from St. Louis to cities in Arkansas and Texas and stops along those routes. Includes panel below map with advertising text. Scale not given.
Date:
1878
Creator:
Woodward, Tiernan, and Hale
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A geographically correct county map of states traversed by the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway and its connections.
Map shows railroads for the South Central United States; counties, cities and towns for Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, and portions of "Indian Territory," Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, and Alabama; railroad routes, major cities, and state boundaries for the Eastern United States. Includes advertisements in right and right lower panels of sheet. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date:
1878
Creator:
St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern Railway Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A geographically correct map of the State of Texas: Compiled from actual surveys, and containing all changes in lines of counties up to Sept. 1st, 1876.
Map shows existing and projected railroad routes, counties, cities, and towns in Texas; water resources in West Texas; Native American tribes and reservations in "Indian Territory." Includes table of "Distances" and text. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,530,000].
Date:
1878
Creator:
Texas & Pacific Railway
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the White Mountain or Mammoth Hot Springs on Gardiners River, Yellowstone National Park.
Map shows the roads, building structures, and spring locations along Gardiners River, Yellowstone National Park during the late nineteenth century. Map is based on notes and sketches made by J.E. Mushbach during 1878. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:4,600].
Date:
1878
Creator:
Gannett, Henry, 1846-1914
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chicago water plan
Map shows Chicago street names, canals, and lake tunnels during the late nineteenth century. Scale [ca. 1:25,334].
Date:
1878
Creator:
Shober & Carqueville
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map Showing the Line of the True Southern Pacific Railway: And the Short Link necessary for Its Completion.
Map shows existing railroad lines across the southern half of the United States and proposed sections, including Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway across Texas; "Indian Territory" [Oklahoma], geographical points of interest, major cities and towns. Includes notes. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date:
[1878..1883]
Creator:
G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Maps of New York, Brooklyn, and Boston]
Map shows street names, parks, railroads, docks, ferries, military facilities, cemeteries, select buildings, and some businesses; one-mile interval bullseye circles centering on City Hall for New York. Includes key to railroads types and list of oceanliner routes; number key to buildings for Boston on verso. Scale not given.
Date:
[1878..1898]
Creator:
Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Maps of New York, Brooklyn, and Boston]
Map shows street names, parks, railroads, docks, ferries, military facilities, cemeteries, select buildings, and some businesses; one-mile interval bullseye circles centering on City Hall for New York. Includes key to railroads types and list of oceanliner routes; number key to buildings for Boston on verso. Scale not given.
Date:
[1878..1898]
Creator:
Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Maps of Duluth, Minnesota; Sacramento, California; and Portland, Maine]
Map shows late nineteenth century Duluth, Minnesota street names, parks, building locations, railroads, docks, bridges, and electric motor lines. Inset: [continuation of peninsula/jetty extending beyond Chambers St.]. Relief shown by hachures on Portland map. Scale not given.
Date:
[1878..1898]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Maps of Vermont, the Cities of Lowell and Lynn, Massachusetts, and the Adirondack and White Mountains]
Map shows counties, cities, towns, railroads, and notable physical features. Includes index. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:563,200].
Date:
[1878..1898]
Creator:
Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the great Air Line route : Ohio & Mississippi Railway and connections.
Map shows major cities and towns, military posts, state and territory boundaries, and railroad companies and existing and proposed rail routes across eastern half of the continental United States; Dakota and Indian Territories. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date:
1878
Creator:
Ohio and Mississippi Railway Company (1867-1893)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mexico, Cuba & Central America.
Map shows railroads, boundaries of Mexican states, and major cities and towns; islands of the West Indies as the Greater and "Little" Antilles. Includes population and area statistics. Inset: "Continuation of the West Indies." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:13,800,000].
Date:
[1878..1888]
Creator:
Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
System:
The Portal to Texas History