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[Maps from Mitchell's School and Family Geography]

This map is double-sided. On the front is a map of Texas, with the state shaded in blue; most of the state is in the middle of the page, with portions of the surrounding territories at the top and bottom. In the upper left corner, there is an inset showing "Northern Texas on the same scale as the larger Map" and a second inset in the lower left corner has a "Map of the Vicinity of Galveston City" which has a different scale. The map includes major cities, roads, and geographic levels (relief shown with hachures). All of the counties are drawn in and labeled. The back side of the map shows all of the major roads, railroads, cities, and counties of Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Each state is shaded in a different color. Some portions of surrounding states are visible around the edges of the map. Scale [ca. 1:5,000,000] (W 103°--W 93°/N 34° --N 26°). Scale [ca.1: 3,200,000] (W 93°--W 82°/N 48° --N 42°). Scale [ca.1: 3,200,000] (W 96° --W 80°/N 43° --N 37°). Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich.
Date: 1858
Creator: Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maps from Mitchell's School and Family Geography]

This series of maps are printed on a single sheet with Maps No. 12 (Texas) and No. 14 (Michigan & Wisconsin) on one side and Map No. 13 (Chief Part of the Western States) on the other. All of the maps include major cities, roads, and geographic levels (relief shown with hachures) and have the counties of each state drawn in and labeled. On the map of Texas, there are two insets: in the upper left corner, "Northern Texas on the same scale as the larger Map" and in the lower left corner, "Map of the Vicinity of Galveston City" which has a different scale. Scale [ca. 1:5,000,000] (W 103°--W 93°/N 34° --N 26°). Scale [ca.1: 3,200,000] (W 93°--W 82°/N 48° --N 42°). Scale [ca.1: 3,200,000] (W 96° --W 80°/N 43° --N 37°). Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich.
Date: 1858
Creator: Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Grimes County

Blueline format of survey map of Grimes County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, surveys of land, and towns. No scale information given.
Date: 1858
Creator: Von Rosenberg, W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Brown County

Blueline format of survey map of Brown County, Texas, showing blocks of land, rivers, creeks, and roads. No scale information given.
Date: 1858
Creator: Hectors, J. P
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map Showing the Route of E.F. Beale from Fort Smith, ARK. to Alburquerque, NM.

Three maps showing the route of E. F. Beale from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Albuquerque, New Mexico (left); the leased portion of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nation (upper-right); and country between the Brazos River and the Kansas River (lower-right). Relief shown in hachures. Scale varies.
Date: 1858
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Montague County

Blueline format of survey map of Montague, Texas, showing blocks of land, rivers, creeks, land grants, Victoria Peak, and roads. No scale information given.
Date: 1858
Creator: Von Rosenberg, W.
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

Preliminary chart of entrance to Brazos River, Texas.

Map shows geographical and coastal features of the mouth of the Brazos River. Includes text on sailing directions and tides. Relief shown by hachures and depths by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:10,000].
Date: 1858
Creator: United States Coast Survey
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas.

Map shows Texas counties, cities, military outposts, roads, geographic features, water features, areas of Native American habitation, and battle locations; undivided "Young Territory" and "Bexar Dist." in western portion of Texas east of the Pecos River. Insets: "Map of the vicinity of Galveston City" and "Northern Texas." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:5,000,000].
Date: [1858..1874]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the state of Texas engraved to illustrate Mitchell's school and family geography.

Map shows ounties, cities, military posts, railroads, areas of Native American habitation, some roads including "Overland Mail Route," springs, notable geographic features. Counties, cities, railroads and mining activity are indicated on verso. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:4,910,000].
Date: 1858
Creator: Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas: Engraved Expressly for the World in Miniature.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Texas counties, towns, roads, military posts, ferries, mining activity, and railroads east of the 100th meridian. Includes legend. Scale [ca. 1:3,072,000].
Date: [1858..1860]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map illustrating Diary of a Journey from the Mississippi to the Coasts of the Pacific with a United States Government Expedition]

"Mollhausen was the artist and topographer accompanying the party led by Lieutenant Amiel Weeks Whipple in the Pacific Railroad Survey Explorations of the thiry-fifth parallel in 1853"--Wagner-Camp. The party travelled from Fort Smith to Pueblo de los Angeles in 1853-54, making their way through the Panhandle of Texas. This is the map that accompanies the two volume book set, Diary of a journey from the Mississippi to the coasts of the Pacific with a United States government expedition.
Date: 1858
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Johnson's new map of the state of Texas.

Map shows counties, roads, railroads, counties major cities and towns, military posts, areas of Native American habitation, and notable physical features. Insets: "Plan of Sabine Lake," "Plan of the northern part of Texas," and "Plan of Galveston Bay from the U.S. Coast Survey." Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings on inset. Scale [ca. 1:2,317,000].
Date: [1858..1860]
Creator: Johnson, A. J. (Alvin Jewett), 1827-1884
System: The Portal to Texas History

Preliminary coast chart no. 106, Galveston Bay to Oyster Bay, Texas

Map shows outline of Texas coastline from Galveston Bay to Oyster Bay with soundings. Relief shown by soundings and depictions. Includes: "Note," "Light Houses and Beacons," "Light Vessel," "Variations in the Magnetic Needle," "Tides," "Remarks," and "Winds." Scale [1:80,000].
Date: 1858
Creator: United States Coast Survey
System: The Portal to Texas History

Preliminary coast chart no. 107, Oyster Bay to Matagorda Bay, Texas

Map shows outline of Texas coastline from Oyster Bay to Matagorda Bay with soundings. Includes: "Note," "Tides," and "Remarks." Relief shown by soundings and depictions. Scale [1:80,000].
Date: 1858
Creator: United States Coast Survey
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pressler's Map of the State of Texas (1).

Map of part of Texas, showing counties, towns, roads, railroads, bodies of water, and other geologic features. The map includes and extensive map of counties in the upper-right corner and a note from the commissioner of the General Land Office. Relief shown in hachures. No scale indicated.
Date: 1858
Creator: Pressler, Charles W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Limestone County

Map of Limestone County, Texas, including the Prairies and Lakes region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: January 26, 1858
Creator: Martin, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Madison County

Map of Madison County, Texas, including the Piney Woods region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: June 1858
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

McCulloch County

Map of McCulloch County, Texas, including the Hill Country region. The center of McCulloch County is marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: December 1858
Creator: Arlitt, F. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Montague County

Map of Montague County, Texas, including the Prairies and Lakes region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: December 22, 1858
Creator: Von Rosenberg, W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Navarro County

Map of Navarro County, Texas, including the Prairies and Lakes region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: May 1858
Creator: Martin, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Runnels County

Cadastral map of Runnels County, Texas in the Panhandle Plains region. Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).
Date: November 1858
Creator: Hector, James P.
System: The Portal to Texas History

San Saba County

Cadastral map of Saba County, Texas in the Hill Country region. Some borders and notes are marked in color. Scale [ca. 1:200,000] (6000 varas per inch).
Date: August 1858
Creator: Arlitt, F. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Taylor County

Cadastral map of Taylor County, Texas in the Panhandle Plains region. Some boundaries are marked in color. Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).
Date: November 1858
Creator: Hector, James P.
System: The Portal to Texas History