California, Mexico, and Central America.

This map shows Central America and surrounding areas including the southern United States. Colors were used to outline territories in the United States, Mexico and the Mexican states, and individual countries in South America. Some cities, bodies of water and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). There is a key to the "Classification of Places" on the right side of the map showing the symbolic representations of city populations. There is also a pictorial elevation chart at the bottom of the map showing the mountains of the region.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dower, John, fl. 1838-1846?
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico

This map show the country of Mexico with each of the states labeled and shaded in various colors. Cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). There are two insets on the map: The Isthmus of Tehuantepec (lower left corner) and Mexico to Vera-Cruz (upper right corner). On the back, there is a second map showing the U.S. states of New Mexico and Arizona. The counties of each state are shaded in various colors and marked cities, bodies of water, and geographic features. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

A Map to help you enjoy all the scenic historic Southwest

Map pictorially shows points of interest across the western half of Texas, southern New Mexico, and southwestern Arizona. Includes legend. Scale not given.
Date: [1932..1952]
Creator: Lewis, B. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Kort til Balduin Möllhausen's Rejse fra Mississippi til Sydhavets Kyster i Aarene 1853 1854.

Map shows eastern route of Heinrich Balduin Mollhausen across the southwestern United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Coast during 1853 and 1854. Areas of Native American habitation, military posts, and settlements are noted. Insets: [Map of the mid-western states] and "Profil fra Ft. Smith til Sydhavet" [More of Ft. Smith to the Southern Ocean]. Scale [1:6,015,000].
Date: 1858
Creator: Th. Berg's lith. Inst.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map of the western United States]

Map shows late nineteenth century cities, military posts, and railroads in states and territories west of the Mississippi River. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:7,500,000].
Date: 1889
Creator: Petermann, A. (August), 1822-1878
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colton's Mexico.

Map shows cities and towns, Mexican states; New Mexico north of Arizona; proposed railroad and canal across Isthmus of Tehauntepec. Includes notes. Inset: "Territory and Isthmus of Tehuantepec." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:8,400,000].
Date: 1854
Creator: Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colton's New Mexico and Arizona.

Map shows late nineteenth century New Mexico and Arizona counties, township grid, stagecoach stops, proposed and existing railroads, military posts, and Native American reservations. Relief shown by hachures. Scale 1:2,090,880.
Date: 1873
Creator: G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colton's Territories of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah.

Map shows southern boundary of Nevada along 37th line of latitude, eastern boundary of Idaho at the 104th line of latitude; mining activity, Pony Express Express and mail routes, expenditionary routes, proposed railroad routes, areas of Indian habitation, counties, and major cities. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:4,400,000].
Date: 1855
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika in 6 Blättern, im maaßstraße von 1:3.700.000

Map shows cities, roads, railroads, military posts, areas of Native American habitation for Arizona and adjacent southern California, western New Mexico, portions of Nevada, Utah, and Colorado, and northern Mexico. Includes legend, names and dates of expeditionary routes. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [1:3,700,000].
Date: 1876
Creator: Petermann, A. (August), 1822-1878.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Die Vereinigten Staaten von Nord-Amerika in 6 Blättern Bl. 4

Map shows cities, military posts, railroads, major roads, and areas of Native American habitation for Arizona and adjacent portions of California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Mexico. Includes legend, names and dates for expeditionary routes. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [1:3,700,000].
Date: 1881
Creator: Petermann, A. (August), 1822-1878.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sketch of part of the march & wagon road of Lt. Colonel Cooke from Santa Fe to the Pacific Ocean, 1846-7.

Map shows locations of Cooke's camps in the American Southwest. Details include distances between points, trails, alternative routes, areas of Native American activity, mining activity, and water. Includes notes and table of distances. Relief shown by hachures and pictorially. Scale not given.
Date: 1848
Creator: Cooke, Philip St. George, 1809-1895
System: The Portal to Texas History

United States (S.W. Central).

Map shows cities, towns, and geography of the southwest United States during the early twentieth century. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1: 6,336,000] and [ca. 1:8,448,000].
Date: 1912?
Creator: W. and A. K. Johnston, Limited
System: The Portal to Texas History

Spanish Dominions in North America.

Map shows early nineteenth century cities, towns, ports, and geography of Spanish territory in North America. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:18,000,000]. Map is detached from A New and Elegant General Atlas by Arrowsmith and Lewis [1805].
Date: 1805
Creator: Arrowsmith, Aaron, 1750-1823
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the lower Mississippi, Gulf and frontier Pacific railroad and its proposed connections, from Galveston, New Orleans, Vicksburg and Memphis via El Paso, across the territories to the California coast cities.

Map shows late nineteenth century rail routes and proposed rail routes across the Gulf Coast and Southwestern United States. Includes "Table of Distances." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1880?
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

Geological plan and section from the Rio Grande to the Pimas Villages

Map shows geology of the American Southwestern between the Rio Grande River and Pima villages. This map prepared to support the findings of an expedition conducted to help determine a feasible trans-continental railroad route. Scale [ca. 1:1,200,000].
Date: 1856
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of explorations: Made for the A.T. & S.F.R.R. Co. west of the Rio Grande.

Map shows routes of exploration, towns, forts, railroads, mining activity, and ranches for south central and southwestern New Mexico and south central and southeastern Arizona. Includes legend. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:634,000].
Date: 1882
Creator: Robinson, A. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Geologic map, no. 2 : Rio Colorado of the West.

Map shows routes of exploration, area of Native American habitation, settlements, geographical features across the territory of New Mexico; camps and astronomical stations. Includes geological key. Relief shown by shading and hachures. Scale [1:760,320].
Date: 1858
Creator: Newberry, J. S. (John Strong), 1822-1892
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Gila and Salt River Valleys showing existing and proposed irrigation works.

Map shows existing and proposed irrigation works and canals, township grid, existing towns, Indian reservations, railroads, roads, and mining activity for Maricopa County and parts of Pinal, Yavapai, and Gila Counties in Arizona during the late-nineteenth to early-twentieth centuries. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1900
Creator: Graham, Andrew B.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Progress map of lines and areas of explorations and surveys conducted under the auspices of the War Department: giving the area of the public domain lying west of the 100th. meridian of longitude, with an index illustration of a series of atlas maps / prepared under the direction of Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers.

Map shows the names of military explorers, dates, and historical routes of their exploration from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Displays railroads, "military posts," Indian agencies, existing and proposed astronomical stations, existing and proposed telegraph lines, state boundaries, major cities, public lands, Indian Territory, Dakota Territory, and area statistics "West of 100th Meridian" in square miles. Includes legend and index. Relief not shown. Scale [1:6,000,000].
Date: 1873?
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Southwestern road map : 1929 official road map (showing roads radiating from El Paso, Texas with mileage between points).

Map shows lesser and major highways, cities and towns, and points of interest for the southwestern states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, northern Mexico, and the southern portions of California, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado; distances between cities. Includes legend [key to highways], distance tables, text, and advertisements; in lower right corner: Metcalf, El Paso logo. Scale not given.
Date: 1929
Creator: El Paso Auto Association
System: The Portal to Texas History

Territory of New Mexico

Map shows proposed railroad routes, areas of Native American habitation, notable geographical features, mines, and counties. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ 1:3,450,000 ].
Date: 1857
Creator: Rogers, Henry D. (Henry Darwin), 1808-1866
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the New Mexico Arizona and Colorado Missionary Association.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century existing and proposed railroads lines, township grid, military posts, areas of Indian habitation and reservations, mines, cities, and towns. Includes geographic and historical notes. Relief shown by hachures. No scale given.
Date: [1858..1878]
Creator: Blanchard, Rufus, 1821-1904
System: The Portal to Texas History

Territories of New Mexico and Utah

Map shows notable geographic features, cities and towns, major roads, counties, and areas of Indian habitation in Utah and New Mexico territories [which include present day Arizona and Nevada]. Includes notes regarding boundaries. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:4,550,000].
Date: 1855
Creator: J.H. Colton & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map showing location of the pueblos of Arizona and New Mexico.

Map shows inhabited and abandoned Native American dwellings and villages in northwestern New Mexico, northeastern Arizona, southeastern Utah, and southwestern Colorado; Indian reservations, active and abandoned military posts, cities, towns, railroads, roads, and notable physical features. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:1,370,000].
Date: [1879..1899]
Creator: Smithsonian Institution Bureau of Ethnology
System: The Portal to Texas History