Texas, part of New Mexico &c.

Map of Texas from 1856 documenting many landmarks and territories as well as Texas cities and counties.
Date: 1856
Creator: Bartholomew, John, 1831-1893
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas

A color coded map of Texas from the year 1855.
Date: 1855
Creator: Colton, J. H.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Spanish-Texas / [J.H. Colton & Co.]

Map showing Spanish Texas including place names, regions of American Indians, rivers and early roads.
Date: 1856
Creator: Colton, J. H., & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[New map of the state of Texas]

Hand drawn color-shaded map showing counties, cities, rivers, creeks, railroads, roads, and topographical features of Texas as of 1856. Insets of Plan of the northern part of Texas, Plan of Galveston Bay and Plan of Sabine Lake.
Date: 1856
Creator: Colton, J. H., & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas / prepared for Yoakum's History of Texas by J.H. Colton & Co.

Map showing Texas in 1856. Includes place names, roads, Plan of Galveston Bay and Plan of Sabine Lake.
Date: 1856
Creator: Colton, J. H., & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas.

Insets: Plan of Galveston Bay -- Plan of Sabine Lake. A color coded map of Texas from 1855. The map is color coded by county.
Date: 1855
Creator: Colton, J.H.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas.

Insets: Plan of Galveston Bay -- Plan of Sabine Lake. A color coded map of Texas from 1855. The map is color coded by county.
Date: 1855
Creator: Colton, J.H.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas / prepared for Yoakum's History of Texas by J.H. Colton and Co.

Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. Insets: Plan of Galveston Bay -- Plan of Sabine Lake.
Date: 1856
Creator: Colton, J.H.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[New map of the state of Texas]

Hand drawn color-shaded map showing counties, cities, rivers, creeks, railroads, roads, and topographical features of Texas as of 1859. Insets of Plan of the northern part of Texas, Plan of Galveston Bay and Plan of Sabine Lake.
Date: 1859
Creator: J.H. Colton & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letters Relating to the History of Annexation (open access)

Letters Relating to the History of Annexation

Compilation of two letters written by Anson Jones related to the annexation of the Republic of Texas by the United States, along with four appendices that provide text of various legislative and legal documents, articles from contemporaneous newspaper articles, and other related text.
Date: 1852
Creator: Jones, Anson, 1798-1858
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map of Texas, Part of Mexico and the United States]

An 1850 map of Texas, it contains many Texas landmarks. The map shows the route of the first Santa Fé Expedition; drawn and engraved by W. Kemble.
Date: 1850
Creator: Kemble, W.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Exploration of the Red River of Louisiana, in the year 1852 / by Randolph B. Marcy ; assisted by George B. McClellan. (open access)

Exploration of the Red River of Louisiana, in the year 1852 / by Randolph B. Marcy ; assisted by George B. McClellan.

An exploration of the Red River of Texas and Louisiana.
Date: 1854
Creator: Marcy, Randolph Barnes
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map of Mexico, California and Texas in 1851]

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.
Date: 1851
Creator: Martin, Robert Montgomery
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas.

A color coded map of Texas from 1856. The map is color coded by county. Many Texas cities and landmarks are present on the map.
Date: 1856
Creator: Morse, Sidney Edwards
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas in 1850. By Melinda Rankin. (open access)

Texas in 1850. By Melinda Rankin.

A celebration of the state of Texas.
Date: 1850
Creator: Rankin, Melinda
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

State of Texas / by H.D. Rogers & A. Keith Johnston ; engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston.

Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Greenwich. In upper margin: "Atlas of United States &c." "17."
Date: 1857
Creator: Rogers, Henry D. & Johnston, Alexander Keith
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas.

A map of Texas from 1852 with county boundaries marked. Many Texas cities and landmarks appear on the map as well.
Date: 1852
Creator: Smith, Roswell Chamberlain
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Constitution of the state of Texas. (open access)

The Constitution of the state of Texas.

A copy of the Texas state constitution from 1850.
Date: 1850
Creator: Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1853 April 18. (open access)

[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1853 April 18.

Land Grant for 320 acres in Collin County.
Date: April 18, 1853
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1859 August 11. (open access)

[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1859 August 11.

Land Grant for 160 acres in Denton County.
Date: August 11, 1859
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Preliminary chart of entrance to Brazos River, Texas / from a trigonometrical survey under the direction of A. Bache ; triangulation by J.S. Williams ; topography by J.M. Wampler ; hydrography by the parties under the command of E.J. De Haven & J.K. Duer.

Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Greenwich. Includes text on sailing directions and tides.
Date: 1858
Creator: United States Coast Survey
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Preliminary chart of San Luis Pass, Texas

Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Greenwich. Includes texts "Sailing directions," and "Tidal remarks." "Sketch 1, no. 4." "No. 40."
Date: 1853
Creator: United States Coast Survey
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Preliminary survey of the entrance to the Rio Grande, Texas

Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Greenwich. Includes text on soundings and tides. "I no. 2." "No. 40."
Date: 1854
Creator: United States Coast Survey
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Texas and part of New Mexico

Map of most of the state of Texas and some of the surrounding areas, including parts of New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. It includes markings for roads, major cities, bodies of water, and and some geographic features, with relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Greenwich. Includes list of authorities, coordinates of selected locations, and descriptive notes on various rivers.
Date: 1857
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History