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Reconnaissance of Sabine Pass
This map is a nautical chart showing the hydrography of the area in Texas and Louisiana around the Sabine Pass. The physical features are marked to portray coastline conditions using nautical notations and color shading and outlines. Depths are shown by soundings and marked with lines and numbers in feet. Text in the lower left corner is labeled "Sailing Directions" and gives explanatory details regarding the markings and measurements on the map. It also notes that various measurements used for the map were taken between 1848 and 1852. Scale 1:40,000.
Date:
1853
Creator:
United States Coast Survey
System:
The Portal to Texas History
West Central States and States of the Great Plains, Southern Division.
This map shows the southern U.S. states and surrounding areas including Texas, Oklahoma (still labeled "Indian Territory"), Arkansas, and Louisiana. Each state is colored and has major cities, rivers, and geographic features marked (relief shown by hachures). Additionally, the International, Texas Pacific, Atlanta & Pacific, and Southern Pacific rail routes as of 1887 are marked and labeled on the map. The back of the map contains illustrated text with information and review questions about Arkansas and Louisiana. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Date:
1887
Creator:
Harper & Brothers
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Map of Southeast Texas, Louisiana, and Western Mississippi]
This map shows a portion of the southern United States including Louisiana and the surrounding areas of Texas and Mississippi. For each state, the individual counties are shaded in various colors and labeled. Rivers and other bodies of water as well as some cities are also marked on the map.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Fischer, Theobald
System:
The Portal to Texas History
West Central States and States of the Plains: Southern Division
This map shows a portion of the United States including the states of Texas, Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), Arkansas, and Louisiana. The states are shaded in color and labeled. The International, Texas Pacific, Atlanta & Pacific, and Southern Pacific rail routes are marked on the map as well as major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features (with relief shown by hachures). Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. The back of the map is a page of illustrated text, labeled at the top of the page: "West Central States and States of the Plains." The text discusses cities and geography of various U.S. states as well as accompanying questions.
Date:
1875
Creator:
Harper & Brothers
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Southern States: Western Section
This map shows four of the southern U.S. states - Texas, Oklahoma (split into two to include 'Indian Territory'), Arkansas, and Louisiana - and surrounding areas. Each of the regions is shaded in color and major roads are marked in red. Major cities and bodies of water are also marked and labeled. An inset in the lower left corner shows the entire United States with the southern states shaded to show the focus of the main map. On the back of the map, the page contains illustrated text. The text is continued on previous and successive pages (not included). The top portion contains brief statements titled "Cities of the Southern States." Another section, starting in the bottom half of the page is labeled "Central States--Eastern Section" and contains information regarding Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Kentucky.
Date:
1900?
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reconnaissance of Sabine Pass
This map is a nautical chart showing the hydrography of the area in Texas and Louisiana around the Sabine Pass. The physical features are marked to portray coastline conditions. Depths are shown by soundings and marked with lines and numbers in feet. Text in the lower left corner is labeled "Sailing Directions" and gives explanatory details regarding the markings and measurements on the map. It also notes that various measurements used for the map were taken between 1848 and 1852. Scale 1:40,000.
Date:
1853
Creator:
United States Coast Survey
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Proposed Intercoastal Canal.
Map shows navigable rivers and coastline and areas proposed for dredging to improve navigation along the Texas and Lousiana Gulf Coast. Scale not given.
Date:
[1905..1906]
Creator:
Morgan, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vereinigte Staaten von Nord-Amerika.
Map shows roads, railroads, lakes, swamps, cities and towns for the southeastern United States. Insets: "Der sudliche treil von Florida im anschluss an blatt 88" and "Der südliche theil von Texas im auschluss an blatt 87." Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [1:3,700,000].
Date:
1885
Creator:
Petermann, A. (August), 1822-1878
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
Missouri Pacific Railway system.
Map shows late nineteenth century routes of the Missouri Pacific Railway through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Kansas, and parts of Texas, Nebraska, and Illinois. Scale not given.
Date:
1887
Creator:
Rand McNally and Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth is the geographical and transportation center of the Mid-Continent Oil Fields.
Map shows oil pipelines with company names, cities, towns, names and locations of major oil fields in the Mid-Continent Oil Fields [Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, and portions of Kansas and New Mexico] with Fort Worth located at the center. Includes text in margin corners extollling advantages of Fort Worth. Scale not given.
Date:
1930
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
United States, North America, according to Calvin, Smith & Tanner: The south central section comprising Texas, Lousiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Western Territory, and part of Missouri
Map shows county lines, rivers, cities, towns, and cities in Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and portions of Texas, Mississippi, Missouri, and Western Territory. Appears in the author's Companion Atlas to the Gazetteer of the World. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,500,000].
Date:
1860
Creator:
Swanston, G. H. (George H.)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the Texas & Pacific Railway and connections.
Map shows railroad connections throughout Texas, north to St. Louis, Missouri, and west to Pueblo, Colorado. Oklahoma is shown divided into Oklahoma and Indian Ter[ritory]. Texas and Pacific route shown in orange color. Map is from Annual Report of the Directors of the Texas and Pacific Railway Co. to the Stockholders, for the fiscal year ending December 31st, 1898. Scale not given.
Date:
1899
Creator:
Texas & Pacific Railway
System:
The Portal to Texas History
United States of North America (Western States)
Map shows states west of the Mississippi River, Dakota, Indian Territory; western boundary of Wyoming beyond 110th line of longitude; southern border of Nevada along the 37th line of latitude. Relief shown by hachures. Scale: [ca. 1:8,553,600].
Date:
1870
Creator:
Johnston, Keith, 1844-1879
System:
The Portal to Texas History
United States of North America (central sheet).
Map shows major cities and towns, water sources, military posts, railroads, and major roads for states of North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana, the Indian Territory, and portions of Woming, Colorado, and New Mexico; an outlined area in center of Indian Territory as "Oklahoma" and panhandle as public lands. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [1:6,047,811].
Date:
[1889..1891]
Creator:
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
System:
The Portal to Texas History
United States, southern section
Map shows cities, railroads, in the southeastern portion of the United States including most of Kansas, Indian Territory, and eastern portion of Texas during the late nineteenth century. Map shows Padre Island, Texas as "Isla del Madre." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date:
[1890..1900]
Creator:
Bartholomew, John, 1831-1893
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Die Vereinigten Staaten von Nord-Amerika in 6 Blättern Bl. 5
Map shows all or portions of south central states of Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Indian Territory through central Texas. Areas of Native American habitation, military posts, roads, railroads, water sources, cities and towns are noted. Includes names and dates on expenditionary routes. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:3,700,000].
Date:
1872
Creator:
Petermann, A. (August), 1822-1878.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
United States of North America: Eastern & Central [Sheet 5]
Map shows proposed Pacific Railway routes and existing transportation routes across the mid-nineteenth century south-central United States. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,294,720].
Date:
1863
Creator:
Ettling, Theodor, b. 1823
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mexico.
Map shows provinces or states in Mexico, cities, deserts, mining activities, and Texas. Includes observational notes directly on map. Inset: "Territory and Isthmus of Tehuantepec." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:8,390,000].
Date:
1855
Creator:
J.H. Colton & Co.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
United States of North America (Eastern & Central) [Sheet 1]
Map shows mid-nineteenth century cities, towns, ports, transportation routes, mileage scales, and geography of south-central United States. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,980,000].
Date:
1859
Creator:
Ettling, Theodor, b. 1823
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Amerique septentrionale avec les routes, distances en milles, villages et etablissements [Sheet 5].
Map shows geography and settlements in the "Louisiane" territory near the Gulf of Mexico in North America. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:2,000,000].
Date:
1756
Creator:
Mitchell, John, 1711-1768
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
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
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