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The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and connections.

Map shows major railroad company lines and connections; state boundaries, cities and towns along each train routes, steamship lines for coastal ports, and notable physical features. Alphabetical listing of railroad companies shown in margin text. Scale not given.
Date: [1907..1910]
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

United States of North America: Eastern & Central [Sheet 1]

Map shows proposed Pacific Railway routes and existing transportation routes across the mid-nineteenth century northeast United States. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,294,720].
Date: 1863
Creator: Ettling, Theodor, b. 1823
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Virginia-Maryland-West Virginia, Leesburg sheet.

Map shows early twentieth century Loudon County, Virginia towns, roads, railroads, county lines, and soil types. Includes legends and soil profile. Relief shown by contours. Scale [1:63,360].
Date: 1903
Creator: United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the southern provinces of the United States.

Map shows counties in South Carolina, roads, coastal swamps, cities, towns, and military outposts in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, and Indian villages primarily in Georgia and Tennessee. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:2,400,000].
Date: 1800~
Creator: Russell, John, fl. 1733-1795
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Virginia and Maryland with their latest improvements and the roads to the springs.

Map shows early nineteenth century counties, cities, towns, railroads, canals, roads, springs, and mining activity in Virginia and Maryland. Includes table of distances "from Philadelphia to the Virginia Springs." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,620,000].
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

County map of Virginia and West Virginia.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Virginia and West Virginia counties, cities, towns, swamps, roads, possible railroad lines, and canals. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,950,000]
Date: 1860
Creator: Gamble, W. H. (William H.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Virginia, Norfolk sheet.

Map shows soil composition, roads, railroads, cities and towns for Norfolk and Princess Anne Counties, and a portion of Nansemond County. Includes soil profile and legends. Relief shown by contours. Scale [ca. 1:63,360].
Date: 1903
Creator: Lapham, J. E. (Jesse Erwin), b. 1868
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Front Cover: Military Maps illustrating the Operations of the Armies of the Potomac & James, May 4th 1864 to April 9th 1865] (open access)

[Front Cover: Military Maps illustrating the Operations of the Armies of the Potomac & James, May 4th 1864 to April 9th 1865]

Front cover from a series of military maps that illustrates army operations and battlefields
Date: 1869
Creator: United States. War Department. Office of the Chief of Engineers.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

North Anna [Virginia] : From surveys.

Map shows location of Union and Confederate forces and names of some rural landowners. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:21,120].
Date: 1867
Creator: Weyss, J. E.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Jetersville and Sailors Creek [Virginia].

Map shows town locations, buildings, roads, railroads, and landowners' or residents' names. Covers Jetersville and Sailors Creek regions. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:21,120].
Date: 1867
Creator: Michler, N. (Nathaniel), 1827-1881
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Totopotomoy [Virginia]: From surveys under the direction of Bvt. Brig. Gen. N. Michler, Maj. of Engineers, by command of Bvt. Maj. Genl. A.A. Humphreys, Brig. Genl. & Chief of Engineers.

Map shows position of Union and Confederate forces during operations near Totopotomoy Creek in Hanover County, Virginia as well as local railroads, roads, building locations, and names of landowers or residents. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:21,120].
Date: 1867
Creator: Weyss, J. E.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

High Bridge and Farmville [Virginia].

Map shows towns, roads, railroads, structures, landowners, and vegetation along the Appomatox River valley during 1865. Includes the river valley from the vicinity of Farmville to the vicinity of Jamestown. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:190,080].
Date: 1867
Creator: Weyss, J. E.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cold Harbor [Virginia]: From surveys under the direction of Bvt. Brig. Gen. N. Michler, Maj. of Engineers and Bvt. Lieut. Col. P.S. Michie, Capt. of Engineers.

Map shows location of Union and Confederate forces and names of some rural landowners. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:21,120].
Date: 1867
Creator: Weyss, J. E.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the New Convalescent Camp. Fairfax County, Virgina. Four miles southwest from Washington, D.C.

Map shows buildings, structures, roads, railroads, water resources, swamps, vegetation, and cemeteries. Includes references and distances.Insets: "Library. 6000 Volms.," "U.S. Sanitary Commission," and "U.S. Christian Commission." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca.1:2,400].
Date: 1863
Creator: Russell, L. H.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

One hundred & fifty miles around Richmond.

Map shows cities and towns, railroads, roads, and swamp the area surrounding Richmond, Virginia; cities, roads, and railroads on insets; city grid, railroads, and fortifications in Richmond. Insets [ancillary maps]: "100 miles around Chattanooga, Tenn.," "250 miles around Charleston, S.C.," "Fortifications around Richmond, Va. [5 mile radius bullseye of 1 mile circles]," "100 miles around Augusta, Geo.," "Nashville and Surroundings," "Memphis and surroundings," "200 miles around Montgomery, Ala.," "250 miles around Galveston, Texas," and "200 miles around Natchez, Miss." Scale [ca. 1:880,000].
Date: 1864
Creator: Boell, F. W.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Reconnaissance exhibiting the country between Washington and New Orleans with the routes examined in reference to a contemplated National Road between these two cities.

Map shows plotting of a national road without regard to terrain directly from Washington to New Orleans; major cities and towns, existing roads, and military posts. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,112,000].
Date: [1812..1832]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Johnson's Virginia, Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia.

Map shows existing railroads, counties, cities, towns in Virginia, Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia during the mid- to late-nineteenth century. Includes illustrations or buildings: University of Virginia--Fortress Monroe--General post office--Treasury Building--Patent Office. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,491,000].
Date: [1866..1879]
Creator: Johnson, A. J. (Alvin Jewett), 1827-1884
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Johnson's Virginia, Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia.

Map shows existing railroads, counties, cities, towns in Virginia, Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia during the mid-nineteenth century. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,491,000].
Date: [1862..1866]
Creator: Johnson and Ward
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

County map of Virginia and West Virginia.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Virginia and West Virginia counties, cities and towns, swamps, and routes which may be railroad lines, roads and canals. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,950,000].
Date: 1863
Creator: Gamble, W. H. (William H.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Forbes' new and complete map of Richmond and its fortifications.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century forts, street pattern of Richmond, Virginia roads, railroads, drainage. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:48,000].
Date: 1864
Creator: Forbes, W. H.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Johnson's Virginia, Delaware, Maryland & West Virginia.

Map shows existing railroads, counties, cities, towns and the District of Columbia. Shows canals in Maryland and Virginia. Includes illustrations of "Fortress Monroe," University of Virginia (Charlottesville), General Post Office, Patent Office, and Treasury Buildings. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:1,491,000].
Date: [1866..1879]
Creator: Johnson, A. J. (Alvin Jewett), 1827-1884
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Johnson's map of the vicinity of Richmond, and peninsular campaign in Virginia

Map shows battle sites, fortifications, routes of Union Army advances and retreats during the Peninsular Campaign. Includes dates of battle and details the bridges, landings, roads, railroads, cities and towns, swamps in the area. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:190,000].
Date: 1862
Creator: Johnson and Ward
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the vicinity of Richmond, and part of the peninsula from surveys made by order of Maj. Gen. J.F. Gilmer Chief Engineer, C.S.A.

Map shows Civil War era Richmond, Virginia roads, railroads, towns, structures, businesses, land ownership, vegetation, and swamps. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1863..1865]
Creator: Gilmer, Jeremy Francis, 1818-1883
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad and connections.

Map shows existing and proposed railroad lines for region from Minneapolis to Boston, centered on Lower Peninsula, Mich., as far south as St. Louis, Louisville, Ky., and Norfolk, Va., and as far north as Duluth and Quebec. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given
Date: [1888..1908]
Creator: Matthews-Northrup Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History