Resource Type

Colton's New Map of the State of Texas

Full color atlas map by county of the state of Texas, showing county towns, post offices, forts, railroads, roads, and water bodies. Map includes a note describing the significance of selecting this map for reproduction to depict American expansionism and three inset maps, located in the lower-left corner ("Plan of the Northern Part of Texas," "Plan of Galveston Bay," and "Plan of Sabine Lake"). Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:4,118,400] (appropriately 65 miles to the inch).
Date: 1861
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

J. De Cordova's map of the state of Texas

Map of Texas, showing counties, towns, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Includes list of land districts, official State of Texas seals, and notes. Relief shown in hachures. Scale ca. 1:1,169,700 The map also includes an inset map of the southwestern United States and Mexico in the lower-right corner. Scale ca. 1:9,000,000
Date: 1861
Creator: De Cordova, Jacob
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the Seat of War in Virginia

Map of southeastern Virginia showing state and county boundaries, cities and towns, rivers, roads, and railroads. Battlefields are specifically identified and labeled with a date. An inset map in the lower-left corner, titled "N.W. Virginia or the Panhandle," has markings for important cities and railroads. Relief shown in hachures. No scale indicated.
Date: 1861?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History