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"Fannin's Fight," March 19, 1836.

Map of Fannin's Fight, showing the Texas Infantry, breastworks, and lines of assault by Mexican Dragoons and Infantry. Lines of march used by Colonel Fannin and General Urrea are also shown. Note: "[shows] rise of six feet, behind which Mexican Artillery fired, on the 20th." There are also notes on the type of cannons used. Distances to various cities are given. No scale indicated. On verso: Photograph of boats docked at harbor in the town of Dover, England.
Date: 1938?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Combat near the "Mission Concepcion," by Colonel James Bowie's Battalion, October 28, 1835.

Map of combat at the Battle of Concepción during the Texas Revolution, showing lines of assault by Mexican infantry, cannon, and dragoons, and lines held by Captain Fannin's and Captain Coleman's companies. The battlefield is surrounded by wooded terrain and lies next to the San Antonio River. No scale indicated. On verso: Photograph of a family making a sandcastle on a beach on the South Coast of England.
Date: 1938?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

North Carolina (western part, i.e., Tennessee)

Map of Tennessee and the surrounding area at the time of the ratification of the Constitution, showing towns, roads, American-Indian reservations, rivers, creeks, and mountain ranges, with explanatory notes on road conditions. Map includes a legend in the lower-left corner and an inset map, titled "A Map of the United States of America," at the top of the map, below the title. The inset map designates Tennessee (marked as North Carolina) within the larger scope of the United States at the time. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:1,393,920] (22 miles to the inch).
Date: 1938
Creator: Smith, D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the Battlefield of San Jacinto

Map of the Texan and Mexican Armies at the commencement of the Battle of San Jacinto, showing the positions of the armies and features of the terrain between Buffalo Bayou and San Jacinto Bay. Distances to various cities are given. No scale indicated. On verso: Photograph of families picking hops to make beer in Kent County, England.
Date: 1938?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Texas, with Coahuila, in 1835-36.

Map of the United States and Mexico, showing territories but not states. Cities and towns representing areas of recruitment are shown, as are Indian villages and forts in Texas. No scale indicated.
Date: 1938?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Maryland

Topographic map of Maryland and the surrounding area, showing counties, towns, villages, roads, and bodies of water. There is an inset map included in the lower-left corner titled "New Map of the Province of Maryland in North America." The inset is a facsimile of a Maryland map published in February 1780. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:633,600] (10 miles to the inch).
Date: 1938
Creator: Griffith, Dennis
System: The Portal to Texas History

New-York

Map of New York at the time of the ratification of the Constitution, showing counties, towns, roads, bodies or water, and other geographic features. These is an inset map of a reduced reprint of a French edition of the Lewis Evans map in the lower-left corner. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,393,920] (22 miles to the inch).
Date: 1938
Creator: Faden, William; Sauthier, Claude Joseph; Ratzer, B. & Evans, Lewis
System: The Portal to Texas History

The United States of America

Map of the United States at the time of the Treaty of Paris, showing land south of the Great Lakes and east of the Mississippi River. The map includes four inset maps of "Claims and cessions of western lands, 1776-1802," illustrating the initial claim and those lands ceded by the British administration. The four maps show cessions of Connecticut and South Carolina, New York, Virgina and Georgia, and Massachusetts and North Carolina. Relief shown in hachures.
Date: 1938
Creator: Buell, Abel
System: The Portal to Texas History

North Carolina (eastern part, without Tennessee)

Map of North and South Carolina and the surrounding area at the time of the ratification of the Constitution, showing counties, towns, roads, mountain ranges, swamps, boundary lines, and water bodies. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:950,400] (approximately 15 miles to the inch).
Date: 1938
Creator: Mouzon, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Siege of Bexar

Map of the line of attack by Texans against the Mexican forces occupying Bexar, showing the layout of San Antonio de Bexar, including roads, major buildings, rivers, and creeks. The distances to various locations are given. Some twentieth century streets of San Antonio are superimposed. No scale indicated.
Date: 1938?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas: The Lone Star State

Pictorial and historical map of Texas, with complementary notes and text on Exploration 1519-1685, Missions and Spanish 1682-1819, Colonization, Rumbles of Revolt, The Republic, Statehood 1845, and Secession. Map shows flags of six nations over Texas, counties and regions by terrain and vegetation type, missions, roads, the size and population, and categories of industry and agriculture by location. Scale [ca. 1:3,168,000] (approximately 50 miles to the inch).
Date: 1938
Creator: Aitchison, R. T.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Massachusetts (eastern part, i.e., the District of Maine)

Map of Massachusetts and Maine and the surrounding area at the time of the ratification of the Constitution, showing towns, Canadian provinces, bodies of water, and other geologic features. The map includes three inset maps in the lower-left corner showing the district of Maine, with markings for geographic features as well as towns. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,534,400] (40 miles to the inch).
Date: 1938
Creator: Carleton, Osgood; Doolittle, Amos; Mitchell, John & Jay, John
System: The Portal to Texas History

Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations

Map of Narragansett Bay at the time of the ratification of the Constitution, showing islands, towns, inlets, coves, rivers, and plantations. The map includes a table of "References to the Batteries" and "A List of the Principal Farms in Rhode Island." The map also includes an inset map of Rhode Island in its entirety, showing counties and water bodies. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:82,368] (approximately 1.3 miles to the inch).
Date: 1938
Creator: Blaskowitz, Charles & Faden, William
System: The Portal to Texas History

Massachusetts (without the District of Maine)

Map of Massachusetts at the time of the ratification of the Constitution, showing roads, counties, cities, villages, townships, water bodies, and other geographic features. The map includes three inset maps in the lower-left corner. The leftmost map puts Massachusetts within the scope of New England, the middle map shows the eastern portion of Massachusetts in greater detail than the main map, and the map on the right outlines the plan of Boston. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:760,320] (12 miles to the inch).
Date: 1938
Creator: Green, John; De Coasta, I.; Romans, Bernard & Bradley, Abraham, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Seige of the Alamo

Map of the zone fire between Mexican batteries and the Alamo, showing the San Antonio River, various locations of attach, streets, trees, and places where bodies were burned. Distances to various cities are given. Some twentieth century features of the city are superimposed. No scale indicated.
Date: 1938?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

The United States of America

Map of the United States showing the boundaries fixed in 1782, five years before the ratification of the constitution, from a contemporary copy of Benjamin Franklin's red-line map identified in Spain by the Library of Congress at Washington. Includes three insets: Letter from Benjamin Franklin to Monsieur de Vergennes, Letter from El Conde de Aranda to El Conde de Floridablanca, and Nouvelle carte de la Baye d'Hudson (New Map of the Hudson Bay). Scale information indeterminable.
Date: 1938
Creator: Martin, Lawrence
System: The Portal to Texas History

Military Map of Texas and Coahuila, as Mexican Territory, 1835-36

Military map of Texas and Coahuila, showing lines of Mexican and Texan frontier and lines of march to the San Jacinto battlefield during the Texas Revolution. The map also includes rivers, creeks, towns, routes, trails, mines, and Indian villages. No scale indicated.
Date: 1938?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

General Highway Map San Miguel County, New Mexico

Highway map of San Miguel County, New Mexico, showing boundaries, highways and roads (mileage indicated), railroads, towns, land grants, bodies of water, and buildings, such as schools, churches, and hospitals. The map includes a legend (bottom-center) and a diagram of the section within New Mexico. Scale [ca. 1:126,720] (2 miles to the inch).
Date: 1938
Creator: New Mexico State Highway Department
System: The Portal to Texas History

General Highway Map Guadalupe County, New Mexico

Highway map of Guadalupe, New Mexico, showing boundaries, highways and roads (mileage indicated), railroads, towns, land grants, bodies of water, and buildings, such as schools, churches, and hospitals. The map includes a legend and a diagram of the section within New Mexico. Scale [ca. 1:126,720] (2 miles to the inch).
Date: 1938
Creator: New Mexico State Highway Department
System: The Portal to Texas History

Route map showing abandoned portion of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company between Gerlane and Medicine Lodge [Kansas]

Map shows township grid, railroads, and towns in Barber County. Scale [1:126,720].
Date: 1938
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

Route map showing abandoned portion of the Kansas Southwestern Railway Company between Arkansas City and Geuda Springs.

Map shows township grid, towns, railroad lines with ownership in Sumner and Cowley counties in Kansas. Includes legend. Scale [1:126,720].
Date: 1938
Creator: Kansas Southwestern Railway Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

Route map showing abandoned portion of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company between Mulvane and Viola [Kansas].

Map shows township grid and railroad lines with ownership in Sedgwick and Sumner counties in Kansas. Includes legend. Scale [1:126,720].
Date: 1938
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

División política del edo. de Coahuila.

Map shows the early twentieth century political division of Coahuila, Mexico. No scale shown.
Date: 1938
Creator: Rodríguez González, José, 1880-
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas highway map.

Map shows highways, counties, towns, state parks, cities, and military posts. Insets: "Route map of Amarillo," "Route map of Wichita Falls," "Route map of Waco," "Route map of Austin," "Route map of El Paso," "Route map of Beaumont," "Route map of Fort Worth," "Route map of Galveston," "Route map of Dallas," "Route map of San Antonio," "Route map of Houston," "Fort Worth - Dallas insert," and "Houston - Galveston insert." Includes index. Relief shown by spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:1,900,800].
Date: 1938
Creator: Stene, R. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History