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America.

Map shows early nineteenth century cities, political boundaries, and known geography of North America, South America, and parts of Oceania and Europe. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1830
Creator: Gardner, W. R.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Amérique du Nord.

Map shows political divisions and major cities for North America including the Greenland, the West Indies, and Central America; areas of Native American habitation; former Mexican state of Texas as "Repúblique Fredonia," Missouri, Arkansas and Columbia territories as western portion of the United States; [modern day] Alaska as "Russie Amerique." Inset: "Supplément de la partie nord-ouest de l'Amérique du Nord." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1830
Creator: Dufour, A.-H. (Auguste-Henri), 1798-1865
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aurora che Sorgereai with Brilliant Variations for the PIano Forte

This is a digital copy of the ca. 1830 edition of Henri Herz's Brilliant variations for the piano forte on the cavatina "Aurora che sorcerai" from Rossini's two-act melodrama "La donna del lago," (i.e., The lady of the lake). The library's copy is part of a bound collection of piano music by variopus nineteenth-century composers. The pianist, and Herz's friend, Franz Hünten adapted several passages of the music to suit the range of the contemporaneous piano fortes. A note on the t.p. indicates that "Mrs. [Lucy] Anderson had the distinguished honor of performing this piece before their Majesties at Brighton." Plate no. 476.
Date: 1830?
Creator: Herz, Henri, 1803-1888.
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Binder's Collection: S. L. Schieffelin]

Bound compilation of sheet music compiled by S. L. Schieffelin. As is the case with the other Schieffelin binder's collections, this volume emphasizes variations and derivative works based on other compositions, and particularly operas. Works in this volume are entirely from the 1830s, with many by Henri Herz, Carl Czerny, and Franz Hünten, and include material frequently sourced from Giacomo Meyerbeer, Gioachino Rossini, and Gaetano Donizetti. Most works were published in Mayence (present-day Mainz) and Anvers (better known as Antwerp) or Leipzig, and publishers Fils de B. Schott and C.F. Peters are the most prominent in this volume.
Date: 1830/1839
Creator: Schieffelin, S. L.
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Card Game

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
The painting depicts five women and one man seated around a game. One woman's head is dropping, a chair is falling over and another woman is drinking. The tones are muted and the background is a simple architectural setting.
Date: 1830~
Creator: Monnier, Henri Bonaventure
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Carte de L'Amérique Septentrionale

Map shows major cities along the coasts of North America, Central America, and the Antilles. Native American habitation in some areas of North America are also noted. Inset: "Bering Sea and the Aleutien Islands." Relief shown by hachures. No scale noted.
Date: 1830
Creator: Lapie, M. (Pierre), 1779-1850
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Child's Ensemble

Child's dress ensemble of tan cotton with green and red/orange floral print consisting of: A) Skirt. Full length; pleated. One-inch waistband of muslin. Right side slit pocket. Center back opening; closures missing. Bottom of inside hem lined in brown glazed cotton; balance of skirt unlined. B) Bodice. Fitted with wide neckline; dropped shoulders. Neckline is trimmed with double row of fluted fabric of self. Short, puffed sleeves with caps trimmed with fluted fabric of same. V-shaped pleats in front. Center back opening closes with 9 hook & eyes. Lined in muslin. C) Fichu. Triangular panels of decreasing size applied to look like pleats. Four-inch epaulets of same with self-covered buttons at ends. Seven self-covered buttons down center back seam with evidence of three missing buttons. Lined in brown glazed cotton.
Date: 1830/1835
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library
“Cotton Book 1830” (open access)

“Cotton Book 1830”

Cotton factors journal; records cotton bale weights before and after drying
Date: 1830
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Couseuse, The First Sewing Machine

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None
Date: 1830
Creator: Thimonnier, Barthelemy
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

A.D. 1498 : the discovery of America.

Map shows the known world before discovery of the Americas. Geography and place names in Africa, Asia, and Europe are pictured. Relief shown by hachures. No scale indicated.
Date: 1830
Creator: Hall, Sidney
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 256: Huitt, Thos. B. (Minor) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 256: Huitt, Thos. B. (Minor)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Huitt, Thos. B. (Minor) and L.L. Marshall (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1830/1853-08-10
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 537: Pearson, Wm. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 537: Pearson, Wm. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Pearson, Wm. (died July 8, 1848) and A. McCracken (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1830/1976-05-21
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Supporting the Plan of Jalapa] (open access)

[Document Supporting the Plan of Jalapa]

Document showing the approval of local Laredo officials, the parish priest, and the military commanding officer, for the Plan of Jalapa. The pages are covered with signatures of the local officials approving the plan.
Date: 1830-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Every Man to His Station]

Game board for "Every Man to His Station," which was originally published in 1825, with all hand-colored engravings. Each space on the board shows a different location or occupation common to early 17th century England. This version has an image of a church pasted in the center square.
Date: 1830~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Image
System: The UNT Digital Library

Folding fan

Folding fan with tortoise-shell frame. Sticks and loop of tortoise shell; possibly for brisé style fan; missing leaf or ribbon. Measurements: 39 cm extended; guard 21 cm long x 3 cm wide
Date: 1830
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Glass Armonica

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The lid of the armonica is open and the glasses are visible. Large scroll feet on the front support the complex base.
Date: 1830~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Grande fantaisie et variations sur les motifs de La muette de Portici, de D.F.E. Auber: composées pour le violon avec accomp d'orchestre ou piano

None
Date: 1830~
Creator: Lafont, Charles Philippe, 1781-1839
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Enrique Camilo Suarez to the Laredo Alcalde] (open access)

[Letter from Enrique Camilo Suarez to the Laredo Alcalde]

Letter from Enrique Camilo Suarez to the alcalde in Laredo. This letter discusses Article 7 of the Law of November 30, 1828, in which military personnel are not permitted to take possession of wild horses without permission and due payment to the alcalde of the town.
Date: 1830-01?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Living Made Easy: Duelling Apparatus for Gentlemen of Weak Nerves

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The focal point of the print shows a man inside an apparatus that assists the firing of his gun. Two men behind a tree pull on a string.
Date: 1830
Creator: McLean, Thomas
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Mexico, Guatemala, and the West Indies.

Map shows early nineteenth century boundaries of Mexico extending north along the Pacific coast. Mexican provinces and major towns are indicated. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:14,482,000].
Date: 1830?/1839?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Middle and part of the southern states.

Map shows county boundaries, major towns, and notable physical features for New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and a portion of Virginia; the Erie Canal. Includes explanation of population. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1830
Creator: D.F. Robinson & Co. (Hartford, Conn.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Middle and part of the southern states.

Map shows county boundaries, major towns, and notable physical features for New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and a portion of Virginia; the Erie Canal. Includes explanation of population. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1830
Creator: D.F. Robinson & Co. (Hartford, Conn.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mitts

Mitts (fingerless gloves) of black lace; elbow length.
Date: 1830/1839
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Nuovo Mappa-Mondo fisico sulla projezione di Mercatore, indicante le nuove scoperte fatte al Polo dal Cap. Parry, dell' incisore Stucchi, 1830.

Map shows indigenous peoples, major cities, physical features, continental boundaries and a boundary line for the islands comprising Oceania. Inset: "Elevazione delle principali montagne della Terra disegnata dietro le opere di Humboldt" [Elevation of the main mountains of the earth based on the works of Humboldt]. Relief shown pictorially and by profile in inset. Scale not given.
Date: 1830
Creator: Stucchi, Stanislao, b. ca. 1780
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History