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A New and Correct Plan of the Town of Boston.

Map shows late-colonial Boston, Massachusetts street names, building locations, ferries, wharves, fortifications, and "the Common." "Charles Town in Ruins" is depicted in the upper part of the map. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given. Map comes from The Gentleman's Magazine, v. 45, Oct. 1775.
Date: 1775
Creator: Aitken, Robert, 1735-1802
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carte générale du Canada, de la Louisiane, de la Floride, de la Caroline, de la Virginie, de la Nouvelle Angleterre, etc.

Map shows settlements, colonies, areas of Native American habitation, and physical features along the eastern coast of North America from Canada and the Gulf of the St. Lawrence to upper Florida and as far west as the Mississippi River and French "Louisiane" territory. Includes notes. Inset: [Map of the waterways in the upper northeastern portion of North America]. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:6,000,000] and Scale [ca. 11,000,000].
Date: 1776
Creator: Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carte générale du Canada, de la Louisiane, de la Floride, de la Caroline, de la Virginie, de la Nouvelle Angleterre, etc.

Map shows settlements, colonies, areas of Native American habitation, and physical features along the eastern coast of North America from Canada and the Gulf of the St. Lawrence to upper Florida and as far west as the Mississippi River and French "Louisiane" territory. Includes notes. Inset: [Map of the waterways in the upper northeastern portion of North America]. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:6,000,000] and Scale [ca. 11,000,000].
Date: 1776
Creator: Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

An accurate map of North America describing and distinguishing the British and Spanish dominions of this great continent according to the definitive treaty concluded at Paris 10th Feby. 1763 : also all the West India Islands belonging to and possessed by the several European princes and states ; the whole laid down according to the latest and most authentick [sic.] improvements [Sheet 1].

Map shows European settlements, areas of Native American habitation, routes of Spanish galleon voyages in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Includes explanation to symbols, text of Articles 4-7, 9, 17-18, and 20 of the Treaty of Paris, 1763, textual commentary and notes on explorers and discovery dates, and illustrated title cartouche depicting new world natives and animals. Insets: "A particular map of Baffin and Hudson's Bay" and "The passage by land to California discovered by Father Eusebius Francis Kino." Scale not given.
Date: 1775
Creator: Bowen, Emanuel, d. 1767
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nancy Cunningham to Sarah “Sally” Teackle Kendall - December 2, 1778] (open access)

[Letter from Nancy Cunningham to Sarah “Sally” Teackle Kendall - December 2, 1778]

Letter from Nancy Cunningham to Sarah “Sally” Teackle Kendall describing her flight from Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War, and also contains updates about Teackle's brother Severn Teackle who is imprisoned by the British on a ship anchored off Long Island. Severn Teackle is the Grandfather of Severn Teackle Wallis. Attached to this letter is a note dated 1829 written by Elizabeth Upshur Teackle explaining how she came to be in possession of this letter from her Great Aunt Sally Teackle Kendall.
Date: December 2, 1778
Creator: Cunningham, Nancy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

The coast of West Florida and Louisiana. : the Peninsula and Gulf of Florida or Channel of Bahama with the Bahama Islands.

Map shows late eighteenth century coastline detail of the Gulf of Mexico from southern Louisiana to the tip of Florida; coastline detail for Atlantic coast of Florida; swamps, islands, inlets, settlements, and ports; similar details for the Bahamas. Includes small illustrations of ships and annotations. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Scale not given.
Date: 1775
Creator: Jefferys, Thomas, d. 1771
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

The western coast of Louisiana and the coast of New Leon.

Map shows geography along the present-day Gulf of Mexico coast known as "New Kingdom of Leon." Relief shown pictorially, depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:1,340,000]. Map is from The West India Atlas published by R. Sayer & J. Bennett [1775].
Date: 1775
Creator: Jefferys, Thomas, d. 1771
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the Gulf of Mexico, the islands and countries adjacent : for the Rev. Dr. Robertson's History of America.

Map shows settlements and islands near North America along the coast line of the Gulf of Mexico, in the Pacific and Gulf coast lines of New Spain, along the northern coast line of South America, and in the Caribbean Islands. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:8,870,400].
Date: 1777
Creator: Kitchin, Thomas, 1718-1784
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

A sketch of the Cherokee country

Map shows paths and military outposts in "Cherokee Country," perhaps in the Carolinas, during the late eighteenth century. Includes notes. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [1:633,600].
Date: 1772~
Creator: Lodge, John, d. 1796
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Etching of a woman floating over a dead man on the shore of the sea]

Etching print of a woman hovering over a dead man washed up on the shore of the sea. The print, "Elegy" was designed and printed by John Hamilton Mortimer on December 8th, 1778.
Date: December 8, 1778
Creator: Mortimer, Hamilton John
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

A new and correct map of North America with the West India Islands : divided according to the last treaty of peace, concluded at Paris, 10th Feby. 1763 ; wherein are particularly distinguished, the several provinces and colonies, which compose the British Empire [Sheet 1].

Map shows major cities, major roads, Native American nations, and travel routes of the Spanish galleons. Includes decorative cartouche, descriptive and historical notes, and articles from the treaty. Insets: "A particular map of Baffin and Hudson's Bay" and "The passage by land to California." Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:5,000,000].
Date: 1777
Creator: Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

America.

Map shows north and south continents of America, westernmost coasts of Africa and Europe. North America is shown with some east coast settlements and named coastal formations. The northwestern area of North America is unmapped and noted as "Terra Esonis Incognita" and "California" is depicted as an island. Includes key to abbreviations used on map in right hand panel and statistical data is provided in text [in German] in lower margin of the map. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date: [1776..1796]
Creator: Probst, Johann Michael, d. 1809
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Marriage announcement for Ludwig Huth and Dorothea Breithauptin, August 18, 1778] (open access)

[Marriage announcement for Ludwig Huth and Dorothea Breithauptin, August 18, 1778]

Poetic marriage announcement announcing the marriage of Ludwig Huth to Dorothea Breithauptin on August 18, 1778. Written by J. H. Rehberger.
Date: August 18, 1778
Creator: Rehberger, J. H.
Object Type: Poem
System: The Portal to Texas History

North America and the West Indies with the opposite coasts of Europe and Africa.

Map shows major routes of exploration, eastern half of the North American continent, the West Indies, New Spain, and northern portion of South America; the British Isles and the western portions of Europe and Africa, islands in the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean area; areas of Native American habitation and major settlements. Includes tables, dates, notes, and small illustrations. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:17,000,000].
Date: 1775
Creator: Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carte de la Californie: suivant I. la Carte manuscrite de l'Amérique de Mathieu Néron Pecci olen dresses áa Florence en 1604, II. Sanson 1656, III. De l'Isle Amérique Sept. 1700, IV. le Pere Kino Jesuite en 1705, V. la Société des Jésuites en 1767.

Map shows five early cartographic perceptions of California and the Gulf of California; islands, settlements, areas of Native American habitation, and notable physical features. Includes some dates of discovery. Relief shown pictorially. Scales differ.
Date: 1779
Creator: Robert de Vaugondy, Didier, 1723-1786
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

L'Amérique septentle. : qui comprend les XII provinces-unies la Canada, la Louisiane, le Méxique, ou la nlle. Espagne, le nouveau Méxique et les illes Antilles.

Map shows political boundaries and European possessions in North America, Central America, the West Indies, and the northern portion of South America; areas of Native American habitation, settlements, towns, and notable physical features. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date: 1778
Creator: Robert de Vaugondy, Gilles, 1688-1766
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Course of the River Mississippi, from the Balise to Fort Chartres: Taken on an Expedition to the Illinois, in the latter end of the Year 1765.

Course of the Mississippi River from the Balise to Fort Chartres based on surveys made by the French. Surrounding geographic features are noted with relief shown pictorially.
Date: June 1, 1775
Creator: Ross, Lieutenant
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Russian Discoveries : from the Map Published by the Imperial Academy of St. Petersburg.

Map shows coast of Russia, the Alaskan peninsula, and portions of the Arctic Circle; routes and stops taken by explorers Captains Bering and Tschirikow and others. Includes legend and "explanation of the Russian names. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date: 1775
Creator: Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Russian Discoveries : from the Map Published by the Imperial Academy of St. Petersburg.

Map shows coast of Russia, the Alaskan peninsula, and portions of the Arctic Circle; routes and stops taken by explorers Captains Bering and Tschirikow and others. Includes legend and "explanation of the Russian names. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date: 1775
Creator: Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Nicolás Gutiérrez de Mondoza and Francisco Thomas Cantú] (open access)

[Affidavit from Nicolás Gutiérrez de Mondoza and Francisco Thomas Cantú]

Affidavit from Nicolás Gutiérrez de Mendoza and Francisco Thomas Cantú de el Río y la Cerda saying that Joseph Joaquín Cavasos is not a member of de Mendoza's parish and does not belong to the Villa of Laredo. According to Cantú Cavasos is a resident of Salinas.
Date: 1775-08~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agreement for sale of Boston, an enslaved man, in Connecticut] (open access)

[Agreement for sale of Boston, an enslaved man, in Connecticut]

An agreement for the sale of an enslaved man named Boston in Connecticut between enslaver John Griswold and the estate of deceased enslaver Josiah Filly, executed by David Barber.
Date: December 16, 1772
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Collection of Documents between Spanish Officials] (open access)

[Collection of Documents between Spanish Officials]

Collection of documents from a number of Spanish officials such as Joseph Leonardo Sánchez, Antonio Bustamente y Bustillo, etc. Documents included are wills, an inventory of goods, a claim on an estate and the settlement on the estate. Many of the documents are stained, and a few pages contain unrelated printed text.
Date: {1777..1827}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Communications Between Joseph Pérez to Tomás Sánchez] (open access)

[Communications Between Joseph Pérez to Tomás Sánchez]

Communication between Joseph Pérez, lawyer for Salvador Hidalgo, to Tomás Sànchez asking for those who accused Hidalgo to return to Laredo.
Date: April 12, 1771
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Between Joseph Guerra and the Governor of Nuevo Santander] (open access)

[Correspondence Between Joseph Guerra and the Governor of Nuevo Santander]

Complaints sent by Joseph Thomas Guerra to Governor Vicente González de Santianés; complaints include those against inventories of goods and the taxes involved which he considers illegal and unjust. The governor responds by ordering an investigation of the situation.
Date: 1775-05~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History