Map of Cherokee County, Texas, including the Piney Woods region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).

Map of Collin County, Texas, including the Prairies and Lakes region. Peter's Colony line and the north line of Mercer's Colony are marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).

Pamphlet offering guidance for Germans coming to Texas. Cover title. "Gobann einer Special-Karte uber den vermessenen Theil des Grant-Gebiets des Texas-vereines und einzelnen Planen der von demselben gegrundeten Stadte New-Braunfels, Friedrichsburg und Indianola." Includes, in addition to the Instruction (26 p.), the Comite- Bericht des Vereines zum Schutze deutscher Einwanderer in Texas (47 p.), 6 maps and two broadsides. Six maps on 3 folded leaves have been removed from this book and are housed in the Special Collections Map Room in Drawers 77/13 and 27/8 with the numbers: 310104, 310105, and 310106.

Single sheet of text that is part of the portfolio for Instruction für Deutsche Auswanderer nach Texas, which was published by the Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas.

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Coleman, Easter (died January 1, 1851) and Bohney Gaston et al (Executor or Guardian)

Broadside that is part of the Portfolio Instruction für Deutsche Auswanderer nach Texas

Document listing the names of colonists, along with the number of their certificate, amount of acres, number of surveys, number of districts and who sent for a patent. Dates range from June 20, [18]51 to March 16 [18]52.

Photograph of the Edward Marquardt Residence (located at ~2 miles North of Sisterdale off Sisterdale Road) in Kendall County, Texas.

Series of ledgers documenting the minutes of the Galveston Lutheran Church in Galveston, Texas, including various reports from the Secretary, Treasurer, and committees. The first page contains a list of information contained in the church records.

Account journal documenting daily work, conditions, and other records for the Greenwood plantation in Montgomery County, Texas, near Danville.

Map of Hunt County, Texas, including the Prairies and Lakes region. The north line of Mercer's Colony is marked on the map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).

Map of Hunt County, Texas, including the Prairies and Lakes region. The north line of Mercer's Colony and Orr's line are marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).

Cover of the portfolio for Instruction für Deutsche Auswanderer nach Texas, which was published by the Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas.

Pamphlet offering guidance for Germans coming to Texas. The Instruction includes a question and answer section for German immigrants. Cover title. "Gobann einer Special-Karte uber den vermessenen Theil des Grant-Gebiets des Texas-vereines und einzelnen Planen der von demselben gegrundeten Stadte New-Braunfels, Friedrichsburg und Indianola." The portfolio includes, in addition to the Instruction (26 p.), the Comite- Bericht des Vereines zum Schutze deutscher Einwanderer in Texas (47 p.), 6 maps and two broadsides. Six maps on 3 folded leaves have been removed from this book and are housed in the Special Collections Map Room in Drawers 77/13 and 27/8 with the numbers: 310104, 310105, and 310106.

Journal of Henry Maxwell containing lists of his financial and trade transactions, the items traded, and the persons involved. It is bound in leather.

Relief shown by hachures. Includes illustrations of people washing gold, Mexican peasants and the ruins at Uxmal, Yucatan. There are colorful borders around each of the different states within the Mexican border.

Cadastral map of Refugio County, Texas in the Gulf Coast region. Some notes and features are marked in color. On this map, "Corpus Christi Pass" is listed as "Corpus Christi Bayou." Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).

Descriptions of a survey made of pasture lands, including a map of the land with explanations of the demarcations on the map.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Mexican states and cities, towns, and geography of Mexico, Texas, and California. Insets: "Gold washing," "Mexican peasantry," and "Ruins at Uxmal, Yucatan." Relief shown by hachures. Map appeared in Tallis' The illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World [1851]. Scale [ca. 1:14,000,000].

Map shows mid-nineteenth century geography, cities, towns and political boundaries in Mexico and the southwestern United States. Includes illustrations: "Gold Washing," "Mexican peasantry," and "Ruins at Uxmal, Yucatan." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:14,000,000]. Map appeared in The Illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World published by John Tallis and Company.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Mexican states and cities, towns, and geography of Mexico, Texas, and California. Insets: "Gold washing," "Mexican peasantry," and "Ruins at Uxmal, Yucatan." Relief shown by hachures. Map appeared in Tallis' The illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World [1851]. Scale [ca. 1:14,000,000].

Legal petition related to the estate of minors Alexander P. and Minerva P. Fisher (wards of Austin County) from their trustees, describing costs related to their care and requesting additional funds due to special circumstances (laid out in the text). A statement at the end indicates that the petition was accepted by the Court.

This map is a nautical chart showing the topography and hydrography of the area in Texas around the San Luis Pass. The physical features are in color and appear to be shaded to portray heights (additional relief shown by hachures). Depths are marked with lines and numbers in feet. According to text at the bottom of the page, the various measurements to create the map were made between 1851 and 1853; the text also gives specific latitude and longitude of the area in the map. Additional text in the lower right corner is labeled "Sailing Directions" and "Tidal Remarks"; the text gives explanatory details regarding the markings and measurements on the map. Scale 1:20,000. Prime meridian: Greenwich.

Map shows the entrance to Galveston Bay between Galveston Island and Boliver Peninsula, proposed sites for light houses, water depths, and structures. Relief shown by shading, soundings, and depictions. Insets: "Clopper's Bar" and "Red Fish Bar." Includes texts "Sailing Directions," and "Note." Scale [1:200,000].